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...strategy is not working. On his European trip to sell a tougher Bosnia policy, "Christopher's delivery was monotone, almost machine-like, leaving the impression that he had no views one way or the other," says a senior British diplomat. "He appears to be a conveyor of information, not a decision maker," an opinion echoed by U.S. legislators about his Capitol Hill performances. A subordinate likens Christopher's role on the top-level principals committee, which has met frequently to set policy on Bosnia, to that of a "good fielder, lousy hitter" -- sound but uninspired. Richard Haass, a National Security...
While it drafts tougher safety regulations for hazardous-waste incinerators, the Clinton Administration announced a de facto 18-month moratorium on the licensing of new facilities...
...elimination of his investment tax credit and the reduction of his proposed increase in the tax on corporate earnings. His package, including an energy tax and higher income taxes for the rich, remained essentially intact. While the bill will probably pass the full House unchanged, it faces much tougher going in the Senate...
...been tougher since I've been here," Berry said, adding that the type of illness affecting the worker is not a concern...
Clinton and Lake discussed the next steps and decided to press the Europeans for tougher measures. White House spokesman George Stephanopoulos explained later that everything depended on what the Europeans might agree to do. "The first goal," he said, "is to reach a united front with our allies and make final decisions and then go to the American people and explain what our policy...