Word: bushed
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...reverse the sudden drop in minority enrollment after the ruling by drawing diligent students from heavily minority schools. The Texas law was politically smarter than the California plan, since it cast reform as a way of encouraging students to get better grades; that's why G.O.P. Governor George W. Bush happily signed it. California's anti-SAT effort is doomed unless it is pitched the same...
...other in high-backed armchairs, with their top aides on nearby sofas. This session had been Clinton's idea and against the advice of his political strategists and media spin specialists. The political handlers wanted to hear no charges of "coddling dictators," a phrase Clinton had used against George Bush in the 1992 campaign. Finally, Clinton overruled his aides on having a private chat with Jiang, saying, "Listen, I can't really see where he stands on these things and really express my own feelings unless I'm able to meet with him alone or with a very small group...
...victories of David Dinkins in New York City, Douglas Wilder in Virginia, and Jim Florio in New Jersey seemed to spell trouble for then-President Bush and the Republicans. Maybe so, but an economic downturn before the '92 election didn't hurt either. Additionally, Dinkins' and Wilder's wins led many to announce a fundamental shift in white voters' acceptance of African-American candidates. Unfortunately, no evidence of a national trend in this direction ever appeared and these two winners of yesterday now reside in 'Where are the now?' obscurity...
...scramble for votes, on both sides, continued Thursday. Clinton called on the stable of fast-tracking ex-presidents, who piped up for the measure at an opening ceremony for the Bush presidential library. On the way home, he was ringing up lawmakers from Air Force One. But ideologically, Clinton is already blue in the face on the subject, and for converts the pork store is officially open...
DIED. ANN DEVROY, 49, determined, shrewd, indefatigable Washington Post White House correspondent; of cancer; in Washington. Her dogged professionalism in covering four Presidents won Devroy the admiration of her peers and prompted one subject, George Bush, to write admiringly to the ailing reporter, "I want the same toughness that angered me and frustrated me to a fare-thee-well at times to see you through your fight...