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...records. "There was never any intent to deceive," he said. "I had no reason to do so." Foster promised to lead a national campaign against teen pregnancies if confirmed. Does he have a chance? Even if the committee approves Foster, TIME correspondent Karen Tumulty reports, Majority Whip Trent Lott (R-Miss.) said today that the GOP leadership would not bring the nomination to a floor vote "if there was any hint of filibuster." Senator Phil Gramm has already threatened a filibuster if the nomination is brought to the floor...
...When I look at the Republicans, it is a fairlymean-spirited crowd," Kennedy said. "If youcombine [U.S. Sen.] Bob Dole (R-KA) or [U.S. Sen.]Phil Gramm (R-TX) as president, [U.S. Rep.] NewtGingrich (R-GA) as [House] Speaker and [U.S. Sen.]Trent Lott (R-Miss.) in the Senate, that is a verymean-spirited triumvirate...
...budget amendment. It was good news to Republicans, for a change, the day after their amendment was defeated in a close vote. They used the announcement by Campbell -- a 61-year-old who sports a ponytail and rides a motorcycle -- to celebrate GOP diversity. Senate Majority Whip Trent Lott (R-Miss.) pointed out that his great-grandmother was a Chickasaw Indian. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) wore a beaded Navajo tie. Democrats suggested Campbell should quit the Senate and submit himself to a special election to find out how voters feel about his switch. TIME congressional correspondent Karen Tumulty said...
...year-old Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) too old to chair one of the most powerful committees on Capitol Hill? Majority Whip Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and John Warner (R-Va.) reportedly met recently with Majority Leader Bob Dole to raise concerns about whether Thurmond, the Senate's oldest member, had the stamina to run the Armed Services Committee. Today, after receiving assurances from Dole that he was "an excellent senator," Thurmond spoke out: "I think it's just a little power play and there's nothing...
...year-old Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) too old to chair one of the most powerful committees on Capitol Hill? Majority Whip Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and John Warner (R-Va.) reportedly met recently with Majority Leader Bob Dole to raise concerns about whether Thurmond, the Senate's oldest member, had the stamina to run the Armed Services Committee. Today, after receiving assurances from Dole that he was "an excellent senator," Thurmond spoke out: "I think it's just a little power play and there's nothing...