Word: sununu
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...President's ear? ROBERT TEETER, his chief political strategist, is emerging as first among equals on the campaign staff. An Ann Arbor, Mich., pollster and longtime Bush adviser, Teeter was largely frozen out of the inner circle during the past three years by ex-powermeister John Sununu. But lately he has revived an old alliance with the new White House chief of staff, Sam Skinner. One reason they get along: Teeter's strategic skills complement Skinner's managerial strengths. Both men enjoy unlimited access to Bush. Teaming up on nearly everything, the two meet nightly for 90 minutes to talk...
...JOHN SUNUNU'S RESIGNATION...
...White House chief of staff was notorious for his hostility to environmentalists and their agenda. If it was good for the earth but bad for business, Sununu's opposition generally persuaded the President -- witness the Administration's refusal to take global warming seriously...
Barbara Bush was only the first in a series of presidential surrogates sent out to stump at frosty shopping centers and on slushy downtown streets. Last week former White House chief of staff John Sununu popped up in his home state to make a show of unity with sometime rival Judd Gregg, Sununu's successor as Governor and a leader of the local Bush organization. Sununu, who has strong ties with conservatives, pronounced Buchanan out of step with mainstream Republicans. Next week Vice President Dan Quayle will spend two days stroking local voters. Explaining the stream of stand...
...politics, deftly toppled the Kremlin and inherited the nuclear button . . . The Teamsters said goodbye to the Mafia. Against all odds, the most corrupt U.S. labor union elected an underdog reformer as president -- Watch out, wiseguys . . . Sam Skinner moved up from Transportation Secretary to displace arrogant-to-the-end John Sununu. Skinner was just what George Bush needed -- a crisis manager who flies coach class . . . Wal-Mart isn't just a discount store anymore. Sam Walton's brainchild surpassed Sears in 1991 as the largest U.S. retailer . . . Nirvana found its place in alternative-rock heaven. The hit single Smells Like Teen...