Word: pushes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...recently another gift surfaced -- a $1,200 scholarship Espy's girlfriend had accepted from a foundation controlled by Tyson Foods, the world's largest chicken processor. The White House had defended the former Mississippi Congressman for months, but the steady dribble of disclosures finally prompted the President to push him out. "I'm troubled by the appearance of some of these incidents," said Bill Clinton...
With a none too subtle push from the White House, Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy announced his resignation from his Cabinet post following the disclosure that his girlfriend had received a $1,200 scholarship from a foundation run by Tyson Foods, the Arkansas poultry firm with political ties to the Clintons. Though the woman eventually returned the money, the episode was the latest Tyson gift imbroglio involving Espy, whose conduct is being investigated by an independent counsel. Espy said he left to overcome "the challenge to my good name...
Widdiss, who calls the tribal government's push for the casino "blatant corruption," says the issue was never brought to a tribal vote...
Last month, however, the push for a co-ed Fly Club--started a year ago by that group of seniors--hit a road-block. The club announced that it had polled its members again, and there was no longer a "clear consensus" for allowing women into...
...alumnus says he thinks the Carlock, the club president, could push the vote to admit women, if he chose...