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...attacks are one measure of widespread ignorance about the Arab-American community. Few are aware, for example, of the degree to which Arab-Americans have flourished in this country, rising to the ranks of White House chief of staff and Senate majority leader: both John Sununu and George Mitchell are of Arab descent, as are Paula Abdul, Ralph Nader and Danny Thomas. Arab Americans are better educated than the U.S population as a whole, more likely to hold management or professional positions, and wealthier: the average household income of $22,973 is above the U.S. average...
When the summons arrived last week, Education Secretary Lauro Cavazos hurriedly climbed into his government car and sped to the White House, where chief of staff John Sununu was waiting. Sununu bluntly informed Cavazos that the President wanted him to step down by the end of the month. The former Texas Tech president replied that he would leave sooner than that. By week's end Cavazos exited, ending a lackluster 2 1/2 years as the nation's top education official...
...minority whip and retained Michigan Congressman Guy Vander Jagt as chairman of the G.O.P.'s House campaign committee, boldly rejecting White House-backed Tennessee Congressman Don Sundquist. That leaves in place the committee's co-chairman, Ed Rollins, who had infuriated Bush and White House chief of staff John Sununu by suggesting that G.O.P. candidates in last month's elections distance themselves from the President for reneging on his "no new taxes" pledge. Vander Jagt refuses to fire Rollins...
Bush's retreat on taxes simply affirmed the right wing's long-held suspicion that he is not an ideological soul mate. Gingrich led House Republicans in opposing the Bush-backed budget agreement with Democrats, a deal that was negotiated by Darman and Sununu and that left the Republican right seething. Complains Howard Phillips, chairman of the Conservative Caucus: "The Republican Party no longer articulates conservatives' concerns...
Still, Bush realizes that Sununu, a brilliant policy analyst, has scant feel for the subtleties of legislative or communication strategy. Close friends have urged the President to reach out for help in these areas, although Sununu is so resistant to second-guessing that such consultations are likely to take place only in secret. Meanwhile, Sununu is trying to soften his public image. As Bush barnstormed the country in search of Republican votes, Sununu haunted the so-called buffer zone, the narrow secure area between the podium and the audience, scanning the crowd for a small child. Finding one, he would...