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...early, often rocky months as minority leader, Daschle's most delicate task was to distance Senate Democrats from Clinton and what the Senator's own advisers called an "aura of failure surrounding the Democratic Party." Now he faces an almost opposite challenge. "I have to be certain that the Senate floor doesn't become the presidential-campaign megaphone for Bob Dole, and to a certain extent, we can do that by keeping the Republican majority in check," Daschle says. "I also have to be sure that any legislation out of the Senate has as much a Democratic stamp...
...Mark or the Holy Prepuce--to exist in at least two versions, one at the start of the auction and one, to catch the laggards, at the end; and there is no way to know which one the presidential backside spent more time in. Quite right too. Only aura will count with the bidders...
...while many of Clinton's strengths play to Dole's weaknesses--their man's love of campaigning is surpassed only by Dole's discomfort with it--the reverse is also true. That Dole appears reluctant to traffic in his personal tragedy and compresses his public thoughts lends him an aura of trustworthiness when faced with a President far more promiscuous with his confessions and promises...
...complexity. He was a Pulitzer-prizewinning reporter and front-page editor at the Wall Street Journal, where he supervised many investigative stories. Stewart's last book was Den of Thieves, a gripping account of the 1980s Wall Street insider-trading scandals. Two years ago, he began peering through the aura of scandal that continues to surround the Clinton White House. The result is a new book, Blood Sport, which is to be published this week and is excerpted exclusively in this issue...
Despite the play's difficulty, several cast members in this Quincy House production took full advantage of their moment in the spotlight. Bob Kim, in the role of the judicial King, does a splendid job, projecting a magnificent aura of power. As the mother of the wayward Count, Natasha Kruger similarly carries herself strongly and proudly, while adding a classy feminine quality to her role. The self-proclaimed fool and knave of the show, Alden Stock '96, provides hilarious comic turns throughout the play--whether he is performing gymnastic stunts or swing-dancing with members of the audience...