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...early '70s the pendulum had swung too far. There was, it seemed, no part of life too small for the Feds to micromanage. Or to mismanage, since most programs were fought over by multiple sparring congressional committees. Creative Governors like Engler, Wisconsin's Tommy Thompson and Massachusetts' William Weld, who have since been credited with operating ``laboratories of democracy,'' felt more like lab rats, constantly scurrying to Washington to procure federal waivers for any innovation. California's Pete Wilson and Florida's Lawton Chiles sued federal authorities for funds to pay for their immigration policies...
...Weld chose not to respond to a question connecting Wilson to a plan to end affirmative action in California...
With respect to foreign policy, Weld said he favors using U.S. troops in missions where national security issues are at stake but using multinational forces for humanitarian missions...
Just as Governor Christine Todd Whitman (R-N.J.) did last month in her response to President Clinton's State of the Union Address, Weld alluded to the successes of many Republican governors, including Whitman, Wilson, John Engler (R-Mich.) and Tommy Thompson...
Massachusetts legislators today passed sweeping welfare reforms that would force thousands of poor people to work and would cut off assistance for some. Welfare recipients protested that politicians are stereotyping them as "irresponsible." Gov. William Weld plans to sign the bill tomorrow...