...died in Los Angeles at age 86. In 1992, President-elect Clinton announced his first Cabinet selections, including Lloyd Bentsen to be treasury secretary and Leon Panetta to be budget director. Oregon Sen. Bob Packwood apologized for what he...
...to Boston collided with Conrail engines approaching from a side track in Chase, Md. In 1994, Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen announced a plan to drive most gun dealers out of business by proposing sharp increases in the licensing fee and stricter...
...AIDS. In 1993, Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison won the U.S. Senate seat in Texas vacated by Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen. "Colonial Affair," ridden by Julie Krone, won the Belmont Stakes. In 1998, a strike at a General Motors parts...
...with saving about 100,000 Hungarians, most of them Jews, from the Nazis during World War II. In 1988, Democrat Lloyd Bentsen lambasted Republican Dan Quayle during their vice-presidential debate, telling Quayle, "Senator, you're no...
...Hubbell pleaded guilty to defrauding his former law partners and clients of nearly $400,000. Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen announced his resignation. Orange County, Calif., filed for bankruptcy protection due to investment losses of about...
...credited with saving thousands of Hungarians, most of them Jews, from the Nazis during World War II. In 1988, Democrat Lloyd Bentsen lambasted Republican Dan Quayle during their vice-presidential debate, telling Quayle, "Senator, you're no...
...debate in Britain's House of Lords was carried on live television for the first time. In 1994, Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen, visiting Japan, met with Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, who promised to go through with a scheduled summit with...
...not President Bush. If you wanted to run against President Bush, you should have run four years ago." Not exactly Lloyd Bentsen lying in wait for Dan Quayle, but delivered in the same spirit. Then came the big blow: McCain, who has allowed...
...desegregated Clinton High School in Clinton, Tenn., was mostly leveled by an early morning bombing. In 1988, Democrat Lloyd Bentsen lambasted Republican Dan Quayle during their vice-presidential debate, telling Quayle, "Senator, you're no...
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