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Show The Salt Lake Tribune NATION Sunday,December27,1998 * AS Clinton FocusIsDrunkenDriving, Leavitt's is GOP National radio speeches take different approaches fighting crime, caring for the environ- forcement and preventing minors from purchasing or consumingalcohol. This is in addition to the “zero tolerance” policy that every state already has adopted, which says underage drinkers ment and bolstering state economies,” Leavitt said. “We're doing it every day, along with legislators, county commissioners, mayorsand school boards across the nation.” Both addresses were carried on radio BY BRENT ISRAELSEN ISRAELSEN ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt on Saturday delivered the Republican “Tesponse’”” — in a liberal sense of the word — to President Clinton’s weekly radio address, Clintontried to turn the nation’s focus on Clinton talked about drunken driving. a lingering domestic problem: drunken driving, especially among youth. Noting that about a third ofthetraffic fatalities involving youths age 15 to 20 issue, Leavitt used the occasionto toothis party’s horn overthe achievements of Re- publicans. “Republican governors are cutting taxes, reforming welfare, improvingschools, consumed one drink before driving, even if notlegally impaired. The president unveiled a new govern- they were aired by KSL Radio. Facing censureor removalfrom office and continued unrestin the Persian Gulf, welfare, the economy, Iraq andthe impending impeachment trial. While Clinton focused narrowly on one Leavitt talked about education, taxes, can lose their licenses if found to have stations nationwide. In Salt Lake City, are alcoholrelated, Clinton announced a new Justice Department program, “Combating Underage Drinking,” which will make $25 million available to combat youth drinking and driving. The money must be usedbystates for education, en- effort to set a nationalblood-alcohollevel for drivers at 0.08 percent. A similar effort failed last year. leaving the president's dog, Buddy, to roam thehalls alone. The Oval Office, for the mo- ment vacant and silent, glowed with the sparkling white lights of the first family’s Christmas tree. Beneath thetree lay a modest pile of gifts, most of them not yet wrapped. Onthepresident’s cluttered desklaya collection offigurines and a couple of books, amongotherthings. Therewasnot a tourist in sight. oleaeris : rl iy | past with a child. At the end of the driveway, the guard’s booth residence. He seemed deafto the showedlittle more life. In thetiny press room adjoining the West Wing, a handful oftelevision crews waited by a bank of cameras and monitors. A man ina plaid jacket lay asleep beneath the podium where Clinton’s spokespeople duel with reporters. rin Hatch, R-Utah,hadsaid he un- derstood the suspicions of those who felt Clinton’s actions paralleled a Hollywood movie in which a war is concocted by the White Above the man was the White House's official emblem, affixed sex scandal. “Naturally there are going to be some people who feel Hatch. | West Wing A passionate opponent of im- She said managerstold her that peachment, Westcott was working near Canady’s table on Monday when she spoke of her displeasure about the congressman. “I said something like, ‘It’s a shamewhen politicians do things for themselves [and] ignore the will of the people,’ Westcott ter, Chelsea, enjoyed a big Christotherrelatives and friends. And soonthis day of family to- liano,’” using the Italian restaurant chain's word for warmth to customers. The restaurant denied she was beknown to her, Westcott said, Canady overheard her and asked for a manager. Westcott wascalled tothe table and when Canady asked her if she had byvisiting royalty and | something to say to him, she of- 5 7 pool, tennis courts ° : West Wing back,’ Westcott, 38, said. Judiciary Committee who took a | L Cabinet room leading role in the impeachment debate, admitted he complained about Westcott. But he said he was clear to managers he did not wantherto lose her job “She was hostile and belliger- ent, andit wasvery bizarre,” Can- ady told The Ledyer of Lakeland newspaper. Westcott denied getting out of hand. “I’mnot a crackpot. I'm a PTA mom,” she said. -FREE PHONE!. Office Windshields |, $12: {_ YourInsuranceDeductible._ FOUR 269-9400 gi Has movie theater bowlingalley, swimming First »* floorof West Wing | i Ericsson 688 or Siemens S12 FREE State Safety | Windshield. | OtherGreat Specials Insurance Approved. 100% Guaranteed. | FREE! 120 DayContract Required. Nokia 5190 $29,95* Nokia 6190 $79.95* “With all Rebates Included, See Store for Details. 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Canady, a memberof the House 5 Butlers 5 Chels 4 Stewards 5 Ushers 4 Carpenters 5 Calligraphers | Impeachment RemarkCost Her Job, Waitress Says 236 East 6400 SOUTH 9 Maids | 7Electricians 6Housemen wagging denial of sexual impropriety. getherness and momentarily good tidings, Clinton still was president, the most powerful ruler on earth and a man with a well-behaved, faithful dog — Buddy — who wagged alone. fired, claiming the divorced mother of five did not return for work after she was told to go homeand cool off following the incident | Staff There are 96 full-time employeesincluding 10 Engineers | 5 Florists Barer issued his now-famous finger- others can-led impeachmentof Clinton renovated, Harry S. Truman President's mom | den resignation and the Republi- ered in the snow. An aide walked @ 1948:Entire building [——President's Study masfeast at the White Housewith for reaction to House Speakerdesignate Bob Livingston's sud- House aimuseum | area for foreign dignitaries guests East Sitting Hall: Small SueUsed It was the place where report- - Yellow Oval Room: Reception signed here | for newsabout air attacks on Iraq, resolution makes White documents Room: For president's Then Buddy, sporting a red- ers had crowdedjust daysearlier nia Avenue, a row oftelevision cameras stood unused and cov- Bose HieMc andSitting The national pause in events that Christmas provided seemed to be reflected in Buddy’s carefree holidaygait. With no fear of stepping in the wrong place, the well-mannered and alert canineslipped from his master’s workplace across the hall, where President Clinton had white-and-blue collar, politely nuzzled for someattention. The Clintons and their daugh- world. There,in the White House, was the dog. For once, there also was no news. Outside of 1600 Pennsylva- heavy wooden door was decorated with a festive, evergreen wreath, toa blue velvet curtain. The stage, drop for the mouthpieces of the most powerful nation in the like he’s wagging the dog,” said Secondfloor:First family’s home, includes sevenhistoric rooms (14,000 sq. ft.) War Room. Now deserted, its seemed morelike an elementary school-sized set than the back- and indeed the entire room, Houseto detract attention from a Main living quarters president’s Situation Room, or 1848: Gaslighting damesK: Polk 1 1850: Kitchenstove, | mesa. Bathroom with hot and cold running water, Franklin Pierce 1 1879: Telephone, Rutherford B. Hayes 91881: Elevator, Chester A. Arthur | 1902: West Wing added, Theodore Roosevelt 91927: Third floor added, Calvin Coolidge 9 1925: Congressional inglast-minute shopping. Hecol- Atleast for the moment, Christmas Eve had transformed the @ 1840. Fumace, Martin Van Buren. JamesK. Poli lk Millard Fillmore f Solarium lected three shopping bags of Associated Press File Photo Buddyand his pal,Bill, go for a stroll together last August. president's house. 81833: Runningwater, Andrew Jackson 1845: Central heating, aia Third floor: 9 private bedrooms, solarium, storage gifts. president’s critics, such as members of the Utah all-Republican congressional delegation, who had raised the alarm of “Wagthe Dog” just a weekearlier. Senate Judiciary Chairman Or- peach the president. | ton spent much of the afternoon pointy-nosed Buddy cruised herinteraction with the congressman “wasn’t exactly ‘hospita- | public contestfor the | at Washington's Union Station do- wherever he wished in the nation’s most public and prestigious canned from the Olive Garden | design selected in a With Christmas looming, Clin- Oval Office. Unlike mere mortals, the restaurant after calling Canady, a former Democrat, a “turncoat or traitor” for his recent vote to im- Home improvements Key datesin history of | the White House 1792: James Hoban's ed windows. And then the chocolate labrador THEASSOCIATEDPRESS The Associated Press contributed to this report. Groundfloor: Historic rooms and serviceareas(visible only on south side of White House) First floor: Five state rooms open for tours (East Room, Green Room, Blue Room, State Dining Room) tivity behind the chandelier-light- retriever suddenly trotted out of a hallway andinto andout of the LAKELAND, Fla. — A Florida waitress says she was fired for serving Republican U.S. Rep. Charles Canady a heaping portion of criticism about the impeachment of President Clinton Carolee Westcott says she was bleforit,” Leavitt said. Leavitt said education should be governedat the local level, with minimal federal intervention. Where the president lives columnsto the bulletproof Chevy ly deserted by aides and visitors, with this success by overregulating and overburdening the very people responsi- was moreofa state of the nation address Suburbans parked next to the West Wingentrance, still exerted a gravitational pull. Outside the fences of the white-marbled compound, peoplestrolled past and stared, hoping perhaps for even a brief glimpse of presidential ac- mentworries. The place wasfair- “The Republican emphasis on free will and free markets says you do not mess tistics, alcohol-related accidents fell to below 40 percent. The numberof drunken-driving deaths last year (16,189) was the smallest since the department began keeping recordsin 1975. Leavitt's responseto Clinton's remarks But anytraces of those rapidly calm finally prevailed on Christmas Eve. Seemingly gone, at least temporarily, were the impeach- The Utah governorsaid the booming U.S. economy and low unemploymentare the result of the “savvy and sweat of everydaycitizens,” not the government tenure. Accordingto Transportation sta- be seen on this deserted dayin the epicenterof the nation’scapital. And the trappings of power, from the gleaming white marble Clinton White House, a mood of SOUTH TOWNE dividuals whose actions and behaviors generate prosperity,” Leavitt said. sets new criteria for states to qualify for shifting actions were nowhere to WASHINGTON — Inside the Murray SANpy government, but on theinclinationsof in- Clinton also announced a new rule by laws on the books. TheWhiteHouse: OnChristmas Eve, few creatures were Stirring in the Clinton house Today is lumbia for already having 0.08 percent the Department of Transportation that programs to combat drunkendriving. Despite the new campaign against drunken driving, Clinton said alcohol-related carnage has decreased during his All Quiet on the White House Front BY JOHN HEILPRIN THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE. ‘I'm determined in setting the .08 stan- States used alcohol or drugs within two hours of driving. The study was conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and was based on a survey of 12,000drivers. Clinton called on Congress to renew its this: can people, in particular. “The Republican message is not just about new laws and regulations. It is a message of hope, growth and opportunity. And it is not based on the actions of including Utah, and the District of Co- more highway funding by implementing Health Services Administration and the message was basically gloomy but tomorrow will be brighter, thanksto the nation’s people — Republi- dardthis year. 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