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That same decidedly Reaganesque social ease made a great impression on the four Congressmen, including Speaker of the House Thomas (Tip) O'Neill Jr., who were invited to a meeting with Gorbachev in the Kremlin two weeks ago. One of the visitors, Republican Congressman Silvio Conte of Massachusetts, made detailed notes about the Soviet leader that make him sound remarkably like Washington's own Great Communicator. Gorbachev's greeting to his visitors, noted Conte, was almost fulsome. He had been well briefed by aides, and spoke through an interpreter from color-coded typed notes. He made his points firmly, often...
Traditionally the Sunnis have been the second most important of Lebanon's 17 officially recognized religious groups. Under the "national covenant" worked out at the time of the country's independence in 1943, the Prime Minister is always a Sunni, the President a Maronite Christian and the speaker of parliament a Shi'ite. Such an arrangement no longer appears to be satisfactory to the Shi'ites. Demographic changes, particularly the influx of large numbers of Shi'ites from southern Lebanon following the Israeli invasions of 1978 and 1982, have upset the political balance in West Beirut. Much of the predominantly...
...some five hours. The amendment allows a transfer of power when the President is "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office." It outlines two procedures for doing this. The first calls for the President to write to the president pro tern of the Senate and the Speaker of the House declaring his incapacity, thereby giving the powers of his office to the Vice President on a temporary basis. Later the President may notify the leaders of Congress when he is able to resume his duties. The second procedure, which did not apply to the current situation...
...this framework to succeed will take some serious whittling in the only area still left open: the much reduced domestic spending programs. House Speaker Tip O'Neill says that items to be considered include the Small Business Administration, Amtrak and revenue sharing. Further cuts will not be easy, nor are they likely to come close to replacing the $28.6 billion over three years that would be saved by freezes on Social Security, other entitlements and Government pensions. At best, any compromise that finally emerges will be only the smallest of down payments toward cutting the deficit...
Students yesterday were mixed in their reaction to the choice of Lithgow as Commencement speaker...