Thursday, June 18, 1998
India may hire Dole's firm for lobbying
In the high-stakes influence-peddling game that animates political Washington, Pakistan has stolen a march by employing a former White Huse aide, Lanny Davis as a lobbyist. While Islamabad has scored with hiring Davis, India is considering hiring Zerner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand, a firm that employs former Presidential candidate Bob Dole and former Senate majority leader George Mitchell among others.
US lawmakers question wooing of China, snub to India
Smitten by the allure of China's markets and potential might, the Clinton administration is ignoring or forsaking meaningful ties with more worthy democratic allies in Asia, key American lawmakers and analysts are saying. As President Clinton gears up for his nine-day visit to the Communist dictatorship starting June 25, the quiet murmur of criticism is turning into a torrent as experts are now beginning to question the extent to which Clinton and his mandarins are besotted by China.
Japanese Parliament okays funding for $116 billion stimulus package
The Japanese Parliament has passed a supplementary budget to finance a stimulus package worth 16.6 trillion yen ($116 billion) for the shrinking economy. The extra budget for the year, worth 4.65 trillion yen, won approval from the upper house by a vote of 125 to 93 after clearing the all-important lower house on Monday.
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