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Show The Salt Lake Tribune WASHINGTON Sunday, August 6, 1995 CAL CONFETTI Compiled by Tribune National Desk _————— GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS President Clinton's top spokesman fell victim last week to an occupational hazard that sometimes strikes White House press secre- taries. His lighthearted remarks about Hurricane Erin were overtaken by events. Not long beasted to would talk about “the after Mike McCurry reporters that he at his daily briefing news that was not made,” the tropical storm in Flor- ida intensified and later became a hurricane again. This was after the spokesman opened his briefing with remarks about the hurricane — andsaid he relished announcing that there were no serious injuries or damage on land. Reporters quickly accused the spokesmanof crediting Clinton with temperingthe storm. McCurry, relishing the moment, deadpanned that Clinton had “stood up there and faced down Hurricane Erin.” The briefing occurred before any officials had received reports of boaters being killed. MORE McCURRY Areporterlater asked McCurry if the White House was getting into the tax-reform debate with a value-added tax proposal. Dismissing briefing papers designed to guide him through complicated answers, McCurry simply said, “We have a very long and boring piece of guidance here that says: ‘No.’ ” Anotherreporter said Republican National Committee boss Haley Barbour is accusing the White Houseof using phony numbers in its budget plan. “Yeah,” McCurry said with mock indignation. “Tell him to Newt Gingrich with a rare White House compliment. He almost called him a statesman. At the press secretary's daily briefing Thursday, MeCurry tried to score political points by urging Republican leaders to ignore the “siren call of those extremists” who will not allow compromises “The speaker's trying to be a statesman, and you know hefaces this type of commentary from those you would expect be * McCurry said. interrupt- ed by ‘the laughter of reporters. Realizing the press corps thoughthe had credited Gingrich with unqualified statesmanship, McCurry laughed — then rewoundan imaginary videotape. The House voted 215-206 against an amendment that would have snipped a Democrats 153 provision in a spending bill states ne to withhold Medicaid fundig for abortions, 4 except in cases where the life of the woman * * + Washington Week is endangered. have required funding for abortions in of rape and incest as well as We reatoning Utahns in Congress The House voted 224-204 for an bilthat would "Republicans provide $193 million for famity-planning projects ur Public Service Telecommunications Orton (Utah) af Independent 1 i “TRYINGto be a statesman,’ ” he said. Urban Sees faecal PRIMARY CONCERN President Clinton has put in placeone ofthe earliest and most ‘The House voted 298-128 to require the “OK! Bzzhhhttt! Roll back tape: aggressive re-election campaigns ever,andits first goal seems to be to scare off — or beat — a Democratic challenger. No Democrat except Jesse Jackson has given any hint of challenging Clinton for the party’s nomination. And the presi- dent and his White Houseaides, especially Tet, have seemed to be laying th ‘k for the predent's 3 general-election and agencies for fiscal 1996. —— Waldholtz (Utah) pendent1| | Senate Ethics Committee to hold public Missile defense The Senate voted 51-48 to kill an SE 189 Republicans 43 | independent Republicans Democrats 1 3 Republicans 51 Bennett (Utah) Hatch (Utah) 3 arnendmentto the 1996 defense- Orton (Utah) programming. Democrats amendment that would have required the Democrats 45 hearings on allegationsof sexual HansenUtah) | ) | Republican 25 misconduct against Sen. Bob Packwood. V-Chip 18 1 ee ae ce The Senate voted 52-48 against an uaBs Republicans 204 | Orton (Utah) The House voted 224-199 to require a Republican ibiican independent Waldholtz (Utah) J Democrats 83 | Democrats 103 screen out violent Hansen (Utah) peer Ae Education spending House voted 219-208 to spend $260 president to end the participation of the Naiceceacy 1D aeeks caer bones requests such @ pullout. Ortor 172 United States in the international arms embargo onBosnia after the 25000member U.N. peacekeeper force oer 8 law. billion in 1996 for the Departments of Democrats _6 Health and HumanServices and Republicans 213 ra Demcees Education and certain independent | Republicans 27 agencies. 201 | Democrats $79.4 bilion in 1986 for the Departments Orton(Utah) ee lerBgced The House voted 305-117 to approve a massive rewrite of telecommunication TenerU ae A,ppropriations HAD at eyency emoeras (Utah) Papublicans175 Hansen (Utah) Waldhottz (Utah) danger to the mother Rouen Family planning House voted 228-193 to spend of Veterans and Housing and Resins 47 authorization bill that would have cut $300 million aimed at funding an anti- Bennett (Utah) Hatch (Utah) missile defense program designed to protect U.S. territory. A “yes” vote was to kill the amendment. Democrats sid el Denice 42 Republicans 6 strategy. But fedgral-election records and interwiéws with strategists from both parties suggest that the Ofinton-Gore campaign is preparing primary operation — whetherit will need oneor not. THREE STRIKES The way Washington car thieves keep picking on Rep.Jerry Lewis, you would think the Cal- ifornia Republican had a Maserati in his garage instead of a 1984 Oldsmobile with a coupie of dings. Actually, Lewis has nothing in his garage at the moment, not since he woke up last Sunday to find thatfor the third timein four years, his car has beenstolen. “Why these old junkers are such a target, I'll never know,” Lewis lamented. It began in 1991, when Lewis’ 14-year-old blue Oldsmobile was stolen and never ic?” seen again. “Yes,” McCurry said, eager for a change of pace. But the reportersaid he could not think of a new subject. “Make one up!” McCurry replied. In 1994, Lewis emerged from a restaurantto find a thief stealing the maroon replacement, only to erash it into two parked cars, a parking meterand a tree. Last Sunday morning, Lewis walked outside his Capitol Hill hometo get the paper andvoila. STILL MORE McCURRY And in a rush to knock conservative Republicans, McCurry nearly graced House Speaker * with Clinton. Toward the end of a long question-and-answer session on Bosnia a reporter shouted, ‘New top- stop that. Do youtalk to him?” Abortion +e re* * “With the luck I've had, I’m tempted to buy a set of Rollerblades.” Silce aecoaltenseeg el,oO18 SUNDANCE CHILDREN'S THEATRE BIRDS OF A FEATHER éy Richard Hellesen Music and Lyrics by Michael Siiversher University Thee Uni: i of Utah a, f Neuropsychiatric 0 Institute Kidstar Program Proudly presents The Salt Lake Premiere of The Sundance Children’s Theatre's play, Birds of a Feather. 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With savings of 50% off our already low full fares, you can't afford to stay home.Just purchase your tickets by August31, at least 14 days before departure, and within one day of makingreservations. You can travel through January 9. So wait nolonger. Call yourtravel agent or SouthwestAirlines. And ask aboutTicketless Travel,” the easiest way tofly. Forinformation on SouthwestAirlines, visit us on the Internetat http://www. iflyswa.com Birds of a Feather combines music, dance and theatre to demonstrate that people,like the birds in the play, are different in many waysyetstill can live together in peace and harmony. This special performance of Birds of a Featheris free. 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