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...Free market conservatives on Capitol Hill, for example, believe the IMF has come to function as a safety net for bad investment decisions, and that investors and governments will continue acting recklessly as long as they can depend on a bailout...
...protesters represent a diverse set of interests, opinions and solutions. And their basic premise - that the architecture of the international finance and trade systems is in dire need of overhaul - has plenty of adherents on both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill. But while everyone from President Clinton and World Bank chairman James Wolfenson to Pat Buchanan and Ralph Nader may agree on the need for change, there's little accord on what should be changed...
...they refer to as the Confederacy's rich cultural history, their opponents decry the flag as a constant, taunting reminder of the bad old days of slavery, Jim Crow and segregation. In the end, the stigma of national disgust and the prospect of continued anti-flag marches on the Capitol proved too much for all but the staunchest Confederate boosters...
...tiny minority of powerful lawmakers dug in their heels and insisted on ignoring the will of the people of the state." And while Wednesday's legislation represents more of a compromise than an unqualified victory for the flag's foes - the bill ensures the flag's presence on Capitol grounds and would forbid the removal of, or changes to, any Confederate monument across the state - it does accomplish one major feat: At last, state legislators have a chance to close the door on this lengthy and painful debate and finally focus on the business of governing...
...Credibility" comes down to who can deliver the goods. Bush says that as chief executive of the nation's third most populous state, he is "a reformer with results." Gore boasts that his record on Capitol Hill and as second-in-command of an administration that has presided over a record economic boom makes him the man for the job. "It's natural for candidates to spar over their records," notes TIME political writer Eric Pooley. "But despite what Bush says about what he's done in Texas, Gore clearly has the more impressive record in government...