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Ginsburg's nomination is likely to sail through the Senate despite concerns among liberals about the centrist position she has assumed on the Appeals Court (she has voted as often with the Republican appointees as with the Carter appointees). Women's groups are also worried over criticism the pro- choice Ginsburg leveled at the Roe v. Wade decision in a speech last March. She had contended that equal protection, rather than privacy, would have been better grounds and created less of a backlash. The strong reaction surprised her. Says Stanford law professor Barbara Babcock, who had dinner with her shortly...
Demonstrating their team spirit, two of the most liberal Cabinet members made very centrist gestures last week. Health Secretary Donna Shalala announced that she would be embarking on reforms to fulfill candidate Clinton's promise to "end welfare as we know it," a subject on which she had been silent until now. Labor Secretary Robert Reich said Clinton's plan to raise the minimum wage, now $4.25 an hour, will be postponed to give small- business leaders a chance to let their fears be taken into account. Health- care reform was postponed last week as well, to calm those...
...schism created by the two councillors may be spreading through the ranks of the organization. Shortly after the contract renewal, several members of the CCA left the group and joined the Cambridge Alliance, a group of centrist Cantabrigians disappointed with the current state of the city's political scene, according to alliance President William J. Zamparelli...
...unexpected source for help: a Republican. On Saturday he tapped David Gergen, a veteran of the Nixon and Reagan White Houses, to join his staff. Gergen, a commentator, replaces communications director George Stephanopoulos as Clinton's top spokesman, and is expected to help Clinton emphasize the moderate, centrist themes on which he campaigned. Even this decision was made in typical Clinton fashion: without much warning, late at night, and with a last-minute O.K. from Hillary Rodham Clinton. In an interview with CNN on Saturday morning, Gergen quickly made it clear that he will work to reposition his new boss...
...covered by further spending cuts.) More important, Breaux wants a "down payment" of perhaps $5 billion for welfare reform. Clinton's "tough talk on welfare was the only issue that moved votes in a major way during the campaign," argues Al From of the Democratic Leadership Council, the centrist group Clinton once chaired. "Breaux means to help Clinton push...