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TIME congressional correspondent Douglas Waller was on the scene again as John Ashcroft's confirmation hearings stretched into their third...
...Waller: Ronnie White obviously highlighted today's hearing - he essentially saved his reputation today. It wasn't such a good day for Ashcroft: White's testimony may have tarnished the senator's reputation. But in the end it didn't hurt his chances for confirmation...
...Waller: The GOP played softball - last week they'd threatened to draw the White testimony out and rehash his past alongside Ashcroft's, making it a sort of dual hearing. But the GOP must have decided they're ahead on points - Ashcroft will be confirmed, so why have every civil rights and liberal group in the country up in arms over a harsh line of questioning...
...White really helped out the Republicans by being low-key. He appeared before the Senate to salvage his good name, which he obviously did. If he splattered mud on Ashcroft in the process...
...surrounding media circus, TIME's Ann Blackman noticed that another new face was doing her best to stay out of the spotlight. "It was really interesting to me that Hillary - considered by many to be a world-class orator, and who must have incredibly strong feelings about John Ashcroft because he represents everything that is anathema to her - never made a single comment about him or his nomination. It's because she realizes, hey, I'm the junior senator from New York here, and she doesn't want to risk upstaging Chuck Schumer. So instead of making a grand speech...