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GORE'S PRE-SUMMIT RATINGS-"Vice President Gore took respectable poll numbers--especially among environmental activists--with him to the conference on climate change in Japan" (The Washington Post).

NO RECESS APPOINTMENT OF LEE, CHAIRMAN URGES CLINTON IN LETTER-"Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, yesterday urged President Clinton not to circumvent Congress and appoint Bill Lann Lee as assistant attorney general for civil rights" (The Washington Post).

AS SALARY GAP GROWS, SENATORS' AIDES QUIT JOBS SOONER-"Personnel in senators' offices in the Washington area earn only two-thirds as much as executive branch workers here, a gap that has grown dramatically during the 1990s, according to a study released today by the Congressional Management Foundation" (The Washington Post).

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Government Technology Leadership Institute

Dec. 2-3. "Leading Change, Leveraging Technology." Marriott Metro Center, Washington, D.C. Through examination of case studies and practical theories, the institute will demonstrate the pontential and pitfalls of IT initiatives, explain key laws and regulations, and teach how best to evaluate the performance of ongoing technology programs. The 6th annual Government Technology Leadership Awards will also be announced.

Managing the Federal Employee Discipline and Performance Process

Jan. 12-13, Feb. 25-26. A nuts-and-bolts course designed to enable managers to navigate through the shoals of employee conduct and performance problems without becoming the loser. Cost:$550. Conducted by William Rudman. Brookings Institution. Washington, D.C. Contact Lela Sallis (202)797-6299.