Word: reporter
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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That unanimity crippled efforts by Wright and his allies to portray the report as a partisan Republican attempt to smear a powerful political opponent, and it tilted the odds against the Speaker. Only a few weeks ago, Wright had seemed likely to hold on to his job. Now close observers of Congress, such as lobbyists and Democratic powers outside the legislative chamber, think the best he can expect is to retain the speakership until late in the year, before being pushed into resignation. House Republican Whip Newt Gingrich, who first called for the Wright investigation, went even further, predicting that...
Wright, to be sure, would have none of that. On occasion during the week he looked haggard, and he told reporters wryly, "I believe I have had easier times." But he made himself conspicuous, bustling about the halls of Congress and on at least two occasions visiting the White House, most of the time wearing a defiant grin; like many politicians, he can smile on cue, whatever his inner feelings. He emerged from a closed meeting of the Democratic Caucus to report, "I told them I intend to fight and I intend to win." He renewed a demand that...
...KOPPEL REPORT: D.C. -- DIVIDED CITY (ABC, April 27, 10 p.m. EDT). The much-publicized plague of drug-related violence in the nation's capital is examined by Ted Koppel, first in a prime-time special, then in a live discussion that will take over the Nightline time period...
...During a parent-teacher conference in Detroit, a woman grabs her twelve-year- old son, hits him in the face until he bleeds, then punches him in the ribs and walks out of the room. What did these children do to earn such treatment? They brought home report cards with poor grades...
...America's increasingly competitive society, the bad report card -- once fodder for Norman Rockwell and Leave It to Beaver -- is no longer a laughing matter. More and more social workers, educators and police are recognizing that report-card time can trigger a torrent of emotional and physical child abuse. While no national statistics are available, experts in communities nationwide say there is a spurt in the number of children suffering brutal beatings when report cards are sent home...