Word: elections
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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WHEN President-Elect George Bush announced his choice of Edwin J. Derwinski as Secretary of Veterans Affairs two weeks ago, hardly anyone noticed. But in light of Derwinski's past association with fascists and anti Semites, It's about time we pay closer attention...
...recent article in the Economist, Baker Professor of Economics Martin S. Feldstein offers President-elect George Bush some advice...
...subtle pitch to racial fears. In recent weeks, however, Bush has adroitly been mending fences. He moved quickly to meet with Jesse Jackson, Coretta Scott King and N.A.A.C.P. leader Benjamin Hooks. Jim Pinkerton, the director of policy development for the Bush transition team, promises, "The President-elect has a personal commitment to a new day in civil rights...
America, for its part, is at a turning point. The Reagan Administration, with its poor record on environmental issues, is coming to a close. President- elect Bush, who turned the pollution of Boston Harbor into a successful campaign issue, has an opportunity to show that he is serious about saving the planet -- even after the election. He sent out an encouraging signal last week by naming veteran conservationist William Reilly to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Reilly, 48, president of the World Wildlife Fund, promised a "new and constructive course" on environmental problems. It is none too soon...
...cockpit crew will rely on the plane's computer to monitor more than 600 gauges, digital meters and other gadgets -- more instrumentation than the space shuttle contains. But the airlines are not the only ones who will have to wait in line for their new planes. So will President-elect Bush. The new Air Force One, a 747-200, will not arrive at Andrews Air Force Base until next November, a year behind schedule...