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Late last week, when Bush -- as expected -- vetoed the "motor voter" bill that would have required all states to allow voter registration when citizens apply for drivers' licenses or government benefits, Clinton was ready with a quip. "With 10 million Americans out of work," he said, "no wonder the President doesn't want to make it easier to vote." Bush's argument that the bill was needlessly bureaucratic and open to fraud was expected, but oh so uncomfortable in a season of such discontent...
PRESIDENT BUSH: For his quip on the floor: "Why don't you just roll me under the table and let me sleep...
Indeed, the new dean is exuberant, witty and at ease in the corner office of University Hall. After only two months at the Faculty helm, Knowles has developed quite a reputation: his colleagues and associates say he never fails to charm entire meetings with a clever quip or humorous tale...
Indeed, the new dean is exuberant, witty and at ease in the corner office of University Hall. After only two months at the Faculty helm, Knowles has developed quite a reputation: his colleagues and associates say he never fails to charm entire meetings with a clever quip or humorous tale...
Prime Minister Edith Cresson, who has proved herself quick with a cutting quip about foreigners, is emphasizing a tough immigration policy that is certain to reduce the number of North Africans in the country. All those judged illegal immigrants by "French justice," she says, "will be sent back home." Mitterrand agrees. "Enforcement of the law must be strict," he said last month. "Clandestine immigrants must go home...