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...officials jump, he merely had to fire off a few faxes. Sent while the President was vacationing in Hawaii, the faxes amounted to ransom notes, lists of demands to be met in return for Dole's support when a lame-duck Congress votes this week on the world-trade pact known as GATT. On the receiving end were White House chief of staff Leon Panetta, Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen and U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor. Within 24 hours, all three were seated across from Dole, sipping orange juice and coffee in a private room at the Palladin, a tony Washington...
...Senate gave the nod to aworld trade agreementin a 76-24 vote Thursday evening, making passage of the accord the last act of the 103rd Congress. Debate over GATT in the Senate took up two days but the body had been expected to approve the pact despite needing a waiver with the support of at least 60 members. The Senate approved the waiver by a 68-32 tally. The 124-nation trade agreement cuts tariffs by an average of 38 percent worldwide and creates a powerful World Trade Organization to moderate trade practices and disputes. President Clinton has said...
Along the way, their pusillanimous policies have discredited all the institutions that touched the conflict. The UN, in the midst of a post-Cold Wal renaissance when the Yugoslav conflict began, now stands guilty of abetting Serb aggression. NATO, fresh from victory against the Warsaw pact has shown itself impotent in its own backyard...
...terrorists. The move is part of a larger Western effort to improve relations with Damascus: Last month, for instance, President Clinton visited Damascus promoting peace efforts. Today, however, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said the embargo should remain in place as long as Syria refuses to negotiate a peace pact with his country. Today, U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher announced a three-day Middle East trip next week in an effort to get Israel and Syria to reopen negotiations.Post your opinion on theInternationalbulletin board...
...Byrd said today. "These are matters that concern every American and should not be decided hurriedly, under the cloud of a lame-duck session." Under the fast-track rules for trade agreements -- which apply until the end of the year -- Senate debate is limited to 20 hours and the pact must be accepted or rejected without amendment. But President Clinton himself reaffirmed his commitment to GATT and rejected incoming Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole'sattempt to link passageof the treaty with a capital gains tax cut. "I don't think that's the right thing to do," he said