Word: welds
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...packed conference room abuzz with rumor of his impending resignation, Governor William F. Weld '66 emphatically declared his intention to pursue office beyond the Massachusetts State House...
...intend to stand and fight for the Mexico ambassadorship," Weld said, breaking his self-described "radio silence" on the issue. The White House has not yet formally nominated the governor for the position...
During the news conference, Weld sharply attacked U.S. Senator Jesse Helms, a fellow Republican, for using "ideological extortion" to block his nomination as ambassador to Mexico...
Helms, the conservative chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, raised concerns that Weld has been too soft on drugs as governor, U.S. attorney in Massachusetts and as the former No. 3 official in the U.S. Justice Department. Specifically, Helms has objected to Weld's support for the medical use of marijuana...
...Albright wasn't intimidating enough to force Tudjman or Milosevic to surrender war criminals or allow hundreds of thousands of refugees to return to their homes. Helms is still willing to make trouble for the Administration, announcing last week that he would block Massachusetts Governor William Weld's nomination to be ambassador to Mexico...