-Caveat Lector- --------------- TODAY'S HEADLINES --------------- GOP intrudes on Clintons' New York vacation Tax bill-veto game following script Bradley criticizes Clinton on Russia Nervous Democrats spurn Gore's push for early endorsements Forbes running ads criticizing Gore on Russia policy Bush hit with free speech lawsuit, spared from subpoena in second case Bush camp has raised about $50 million, on track for $60 million Development officials displeased at speech from Sen. Orrin Hatch Can McCain live up to reputation? Workers fighting back against English-only policies on the job Appeals court agrees term limits unconstitutional Sheriff offers politicians commissions to pack heat ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------CapitolWatch Insider-------------------- I know it's August and the only news is possible hurricanes, but the potential Warren Beatty candidacy for President was a front-page story in the August 29 Washington Post. According to the article, the idea originated at a Los Angeles dinner party given by conservative columnist Arianna Huffington for Ted Halstead, who wrote a recent Atlantic Monthly article on how Generation Xers are opting out of political and civic involvement. Beatty and his wife, actress Annette Bening, were among the attendees, and Bening suggested that Halstead enter politics. Halstead responded that the one with the interest and the verve was Beatty, and that topic dominated the conversation for the rest of the evening. Huffington is actively promoting a Beatty candidacy, for reasons that aren't at all clear. And Bening seems to have warmed to the idea. A platform is developing, with campaign finance reform the centerpiece. Apparently the focus is on a run for the Democratic Party nomination, not an independent candidacy. It sounds crazy, but after Jesse Ventura got elected Governor few people are willing to dismiss it out of hand. -Tiresias- Congressional Hearings: http://www.capitolwatch.com/hearings.html Do you have a contribution to make to a congressional hearing? Even if you can't go to Washington to testify, you may be able to get your position in the record. Call the committee or subcommittee involved (the Capitol switchboard is 202/224-3121), tell the staffer in charge of the hearing you want to submit a written statement and ask for instructions. It's simple! CapitolWatch Insider provides news from the inner workings of our nation's capital, including upcoming legislation, what's happening behind the scenes, and how the actions of Congress really affect you. The first person to correctly identify the author of the Tiresias column will receive a copy of Congressional Quarterly's "Politics in America - 2000," due to be published this summer. ------------------CapitolWatch Insider-------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Transcripts http://www.capitolwatch.com/transcripts/08-28-99_02.html JANE DEE HULL DELIVERS REPUBLICAN RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT August 28, 1999 http://www.capitolwatch.com/transcripts/08-28-99_01.html WEEKLY RADIO ADDRESS: WILLIAM J. CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES August 28, 1999 http://www.capitolwatch.com/transcripts/08-25-99_01.html BILL BRADLEY DELIVERS REMARKS AT INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES EVENT August 25, 1999 U.S. House of Representatives E-mail your Representative: mailto: The House is in Recess. U.S. Senate E-mail your Senator: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] The Senate is in Recess. GOP intrudes on Clintons' New York vacation SKANEATELES, NY. (AP) - President Clinton and the first lady came in for a little needling Tuesday during their vacation at the Finger Lakes when the Republican National Committee began airing a commercial touting the GOP's tax cut plan. The Clintons didn't let the political back-and-forth interrupt their fun in the sun. The president played golf with Democratic fund-raiser Terence McAuliffe, who hails from Syracuse, and a few local political and business leaders. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/09_01story10.html Tax bill-veto game following script WASHINGTON (AP) - After a month of previews, The Veto is coming soon. The Republicans will be sending their tax bill to the White House, President Clinton will veto it, and they'll replay the arguments they've been sounding all summer. Clinton says he'd be willing to talk but not about anything close to the $792 billion, 10-year tax cut Congress narrowly approved before its summer recess. GOP leaders held the tax bill at the Capitol rather than send it to the White House, to be vetoed while they were out of town until Labor Day and the president held the stage alone. Clinton says he'll bargain on tax cuts, but not until Congress deals with the spending he considers vital, including Medicare. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/09_01story1.html Bradley criticizes Clinton on Russia WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley added his voice Tuesday to the political chorus criticizing the Clinton administration's Russia policy in light of the Russian money-laundering scandal. Federal authorities are investigating whether Russian gangsters, some with ties to the U.S.-supported government of President Boris Yeltsin, funneled international loans and other foreign aid through the Bank of New York. Gore aides have had little comment, except to emphasize that the vice president has a consistent record of pressing Russia to crack down on corruption and implement economic reforms as a condition of continued aid. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/09_01story11.html Nervous Democrats spurn Gore's push for early endorsements WASHINGTON (AP) - Nervous House freshman and other Democratic activists with the most to lose in the 2000 elections have spurned Vice President Al Gore's appeals for early support. The message to rival Bill Bradley: Forget it. The nomination's mine. The count so far - 69 of the 256 Democrats in the House and Senate, according to the Gore campaign's public list of endorsements - suggests Gore's ascension is not the lawmakers' highest priority. Bradley has three Hill endorsements - Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey, Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone and Illinois Rep. William Lipinski - plus 130 state representatives. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/09_01story2.html Forbes running ads criticizing Gore on Russia policy WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful Steve Forbes has started airing a radio commercial that criticizes Vice President Al Gore's role in U.S.-Russia relations and demands an apology for sending U.S. aid to Russia. The spot debuting Monday also says ``Vice President Gore and Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers owe the American taxpayer an apology'' for foreign aid sent to Russia. It is running this week in the upstate New York area where President Clinton is vacationing with his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and their daughter, Chelsea. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/09_01story12.htmlBush hit with free speech lawsuit, spared from subpoena in second caseAUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Gov. George W. Bush won a victory in one lawsuit even as he found himself the target of another. A judge on Monday dismissed a subpoena that sought Bush's testimony in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by the fired head of the Texas Funeral Service Commission, Eliza May. Meanwhile, Bush was named in a lawsuit Monday accusing him of violating the free speech rights of environmental protestors at the governor's mansion. The environmentalists allege that Bush has given state troopers ``unbridled discretion'' to target protesters picketing in front of the mansion on a public sidewalk. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/09_01story3.htmlBush camp has raised about $50 million, on track for $60 millionDALLAS (AP) - Fund raising for Texas Gov. George W. Bush's presidential race is poised to top $50 million and continue its record-breaking pace, according to a published review of contributions and interviews with his campaign associates. Recent weeks of campaigning and a series of out-of-state fund-raisers have added to Bush's war chest, which had already dwarfed the Republican field with $37 million through June 30. Now, the campaign will soon exceed $50 million from more than 108,000 contributors, the newspaper said. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/09_01story4.htmlDevelopment officials displeased at speech from Sen. Orrin HatchKEOKUK, Iowa (AP) - An address from Republican presidential hopeful Orrin Hatch was a surprise - and not a welcome one - to the organizers of a meeting of area economic development officials from Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. The 70 participants were holding a brainstorming session on ways to develop and market value-added agricultural products from the region when Hatch showed up. The Utah senator spoke to the group for about 30 minutes, emphasizing the need to appoint conservative federal judges.http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/09_01story5.htmlCan McCain live up to reputation? LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) - John McCain considers himself a blunt-speaking, pull-no-punches political maverick, but he is discovering aboard his ``Straight Talk Express'' campaign bus that he may have difficulty living up to his reputation. The Republican presidential candidate stands accused of waffling on abortion to court moderate voters. He called the congressional tax-cut plan an ``exercise in political kabuki,'' criticizing GOP leaders for a bill that gives immediate tax cuts to special interests and delays reductions to taxpayers. But on abortion, McCain has shown that he's not above hedging his bets. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/09_01story6.htmlWorkers fighting back against English-only policies on the jobCHICAGO (AP) - Carlos Solero couldn't believe his ears when his bosses started reprimanding him for speaking Spanish on the job. Eventually, Solero was asked to sign a work agreement that included the policy - but refused. Now he and seven other Spanish-speakers - and the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - have filed lawsuits against Watlow Batavia, a metal-casting and assembly plant in Batavia, Ill. Legal experts say it's part of a growing movement against employers who try to force workers to speak English on the job. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/09_01story7.htmlAppeals court agrees term limits unconstitutionalST. LOUIS (AP) - A voter-approved ``scarlet letter'' for Missouri politicians refusing to support term limits took another hit Tuesday. A three-judge panel of the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a district court ruling that ballot labeling of term limits opponents was unconstitutional. In November 1996, 58 percent of Missouri voters approved a plan requiring congressional candidates to declare their stands on limits. The proposal would have identified term limits opponents by special language on election ballots. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/09_01story8.htmlSheriff offers politicians commissions to pack heat SPOKANE (AP) - Sheriff Mark Sterk is offering commissions to elected officials so they can carry concealed weapons in the Spokane County Courthouse. His own experience with a stalker who followed him home from the courthouse convinced him how vulnerable elected officials can be, Sterk, a Republican, said in extending the offer Monday. The commissions would allow the elected officials to carry concealed weapons past metal detectors at entrances to the Spokane County Courthouse and Public Safety Building. There is no law or county policy prohibiting county employees from carrying concealed weapons to work.http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/09_01story9.htmlAP content Copyright (c) 1999 The Associated Press*************************Copyright 1999 Netivation, Inc. All rights reserved. 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