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...Economic Policy Group, but its meetings were attended by as many as 30 second-level officials, who set up a babble of unfocused talk, while their bosses saved their serious proposals for private discussions with the President. Blumenthal organized a small "steering committee" that works out a consensus on policy over Thursday-morning breakfasts of sausages, eggs and Danish in Blumenthal's private Treasury dining room. Among those attending: Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Charles Schultze and Budget Boss James T. McIntyre Jr. Dissents are noted in reports to Carter, who of course reserves final decision for himself. But, says...
...President believes that you cannot put off problems simply because there is no national consensus; his duty is to act, to lead and to bring this nation face to face with the troubles it must overcome," Presidential Press Secretary Jody Powell told a crowd of about 750 people at Boston University's Morse Auditorium, last night...
...Senate and the House describe as independence is not high-minded statesmanship but an old-fashioned desire to take positions that will play well in their districts. With elections coming up in November, a lot of members will be more cautious this session, particularly since there is no national consensus on many key issues. Experts forecast only a moderately productive session, with a number of important matters?among them, national health insurance and reform of the tax and welfare systems?postponed in a rush to adjourn by Oct. 1 so that legislators can concentrate on campaigning. Says House Republican Leader...
...Neill, like Harry Truman could call Sam Rayburn, and tell him to get up 200 votes. Everyone feared we Americans were going to become a homogenized people, and yet here we are with this tremendous diversity That's not bad, but we can't reach consensus like we used to. That makes it difficult to make decisions...
...bringing about a final and viable solution" to Turkey's dispute with Greece over Cyprus. Ecevit submitted a list of 35 Cabinet ministers to President Fahri Ko-ruturk and urged his party workers to avoid public victory celebrations, arguing that his immediate priority was building a national consensus. "We don't want tension," an R.P.P. spokesman said. Ecevit offered Cabinet posts to most of the J.P. defectors, but even counting their votes it appeared that the new Premier has only a two-vote majority in Parliament-a margin that seems to offer too little stability to spare Turkey...