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...Historic." "Far reaching" "Long overdue." From Attorney General William French Smith to liberal Senator Edward Kennedy to conservative Senator Strom Thurmond, Washington lawmakers and law enforcers were hauling out the superlatives in praise of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, which was passed just before Congress adjourned. Last week, as federal prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges across the country began implementing the 635-page law, its backers and critics agreed on one thing. As New York Federal Prosecutor Rudolph Giuliani put it, "In each area of the bill, there is a slight shift in favor of the Government...
...Williams, the Padres' manager who admittedly allowed starter Mark Thurmond to throw one too many pitches Tuesday night, took second game starter Ed Whitson out before the first inning was over, allowing relievers Andy Hawkins and Craig Lefferts to perform their heroics...
...report, however, is expected to portray Meese as an incompetent administrator who has been unable to select high-caliber aides or to keep his personal finances straight. Stein is known to believe that his report will make it even more difficult for Meese to win Senate confirmation. Republican Strom Thurmond, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he would not hold new hearings on the nomination this year. Still, if Reagan wins by a landslide, he may have the clout to push the nomination through the Senate. Or Meese may decide that the wiser course is to declare himself vindicated...
Gray maintains these connections by performing small favors, like getting the job for Ursula Meese or helping Nancy Thurmond, the wife of Senator Strom Thurmond, Republican of South Carolina, organize charity balls. (He once put Mrs. Thurmond on his payroll, but criticism of the potential conflict of interest caused her to resign.) Gray says he never asks for favors in return. "There was a time when booze, blonds and bribes were the persuaders," he explains. "But today's lobbyist has to be a straight shooter." Contends Staffer Frank Mankiewicz, who until last year ran National Public Radio...
...Thurmond and the Judiciary Committee's ranking Democrat, Joseph Biden, had other ideas. They drafted a letter to Smith demanding a broad investigation of all the controversial Meese dealings, including the Carter papers. On Wednesday, Meese met with Thurmond, Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker and Republican Senator Paul Laxalt, Reagan's best friend on Capitol Hill. "We talked about expediting the process," Laxalt explained afterward. But they found no easy way to avoid an outside investigation...