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While the guidelines are the strictest ever, they will apply to just 1,100 of the 3,000 appointments Clinton expects to make. Members of his transition team were said to be concerned that making the rules too strict would scare away the best job candidates. And you thought government service -- at a good salary -- was sufficient reward in itself...
Kleinfelder says she believes that under a strict interpretation of the law, in fact, "there are grounds for lawsuits here...
...closest thing to a fair shake," says Michael Gunnells, the assistant warden in charge of security. A year ago, for instance, at Camp J -- home to Angola's incorrigibles -- staff morale had bottomed out in a storm of hurled food, spit and excrement. Whitley responded with a strict set of disincentives. Curse a guard, forfeit canteen privileges. Throw a meal tray, lose your radio. "The burden is on prisoners," says Captain Davy Kelone. "It drives them crazy." That it does. Camp J inmate Virgil Smith likens his living conditions to a "concentration camp" and his punishment meals to "dog food...
...fairly specific about what he favors and what he opposes. He is against term limits because he thinks "unelected staff members in the Congress have too much influence already." But Clinton knows the growing consensus for term limits can pressure other reforms, and he has repeatedly said he favors "strict controls on how much you can spend running for Congress." He has also endorsed a $1,000 limit on political-action- committ ee contributions, the same ceiling as currently exists for individual contributions. Those Clinton staff members charged with fleshing out his views hope for progress within the hallowed...
...became notorious earlier in the year. Atrocity stories poured out of them -- beatings, torture, murders. Manjaca now seems disciplined, well regulated. The Serbs of course would not display it otherwise. The prisoners, out of earshot of their captors, speak well enough of the camp, and even compliment Popovic as strict but fair. Popovic returns, defensively wagging his finger, and says he can disprove all the lies the prisoners have been telling. Elie Wiesel raises his eyebrows: "Actually, Colonel...