Word: support
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...face of rising protests, congressional leaders urged House members to "hold your nose and vote" for the proposal. Bush gave them as much support as he could, canceling a campaign trip to lobby House members in small groups. While Bush played the good cop -- winning the support of a Florida Congressman by telephoning his sick daughter -- some of his staff engaged in hardball. On Monday chief of staff John Sununu enraged Republicans at a White House meeting by suggesting that the President might actually campaign against members of his own party who opposed the deficit package. When Pennsylvania Congressman Bill...
...afternoon he got a call from the White House congressional liaison office inquiring about his position on the budget plan. "Leaning against," he replied. His tickets were canceled. New York Congressman Gerald Solomon complained that Bush had telephoned him at his home at 6:45 a.m. to solicit his support and that Sununu made a follow-up call two hours later. "They're threatening me," said Solomon, "and they better not." Like Regula, Solomon voted against the plan...
...Thursday night debate approached, it briefly appeared that the wooing by Foley and Gephardt would pay off. Ways and Means chairman Dan Rostenkowski, whose committee writes tax legislation, pledged his support with the understanding that he would be able to tighten the proposed investment loophole. It appeared that some Democrats would even be willing to vote for the package in the absence of a Republican majority. Predictions seeped out of the Speaker's office that supporters would probably prevail by the narrowest of margins. If the nose counters could not forecast the critical number -- 218 -- they would delay the showdown...
...desert sword" -- an offensive operation to decapitate Iraq's leadership and destroy its military capacity. Last week, in a syndicated column, Henry Kissinger said he would be "very uneasy" if the U.S. waited beyond the end of the year to take "military measures." Otherwise, he warned, domestic and international support will begin to unravel. The world, he predicts, would welcome and support a "decisive American move...
Since Bush also cherishes his popularity at home, he pays close attention to the polls. A TIME/CNN survey last month found 59% support for the proposition that the U.S. should wait for sanctions to work rather than launch a pre- emptive attack. The White House is picking up the same message in its own soundings of public opinion...