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...accuracy of the umpires was no match for the intimidation of the Northwestern bench. The Wildcat players and coaches were positive that Jancic had tagged, and a lengthy discussion ensued. After a 15-minute delay, play resumed, but with the Crimson defense back on the field, a Wildcat runner at second and an undeserved Wildcat run across the plate...
...Delay is more than another Republican Clinton basher: he is the general who lined up the final votes to impeach the President. So when the House majority whip strode smiling toward the Oval Office one morning this spring, Bill Clinton's aides whirled around with who-let-this-guy-in grimaces of disbelief. DeLay's excuse was a White House bill signing with other members of Congress. Yet as soon as Clinton saw him, the President walked over, shook his hand and drew the Texas Representative aside. There were golf jokes. And then two of Washington's biggest adversaries settled...
...rare display of bipartisanship, Clinton and DeLay are stumping furiously for the same cause. Last week the President was host to a pro-China White House rally that featured robust speeches by Henry Kissinger, architect of the cold war opening to China; former Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter and Vice President Gore, as well as appearances by a score of statesmen and politicians, including Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura. The event underscored the high political stakes for Clinton, who hopes that passage of the bill will serve as the cornerstone for a more stable relationship with China--and a more...
Although he is hustling to line up support for the trade bill, DeLay's stance on China is a good illustration of why it is a tough sell in Washington. The Texas pol has always been stridently anti-Beijing. He is suspicious of China's intentions on a variety of fronts, from human rights to security. Partly as a result, he is a key proponent of U.S. military ties with Taiwan. Yet DeLay is also a staunch advocate of free trade and believes that more commercial engagement with China will eventually destroy the current Beijing regime...
...delay presents difficulties for TCUJ and for TCF, both of which are electing new leaders for the fall, because the discussion will be continued by students who had no part in the initial decision...