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...Waller: Nothing specific. There's been talk of other Republicans. Bush is saying he has a surprise, which could mean he'll put up a Democrat or a moderate Republican, although Bush may feel he still owes a debt to the hard right...
...pick someone more moderate that labor could get a long with. Generally, a president is given more of a break on a second nominee. To get this first debacle off the headlines, Bush will be more advised to pick a moderate. Or make the political masterstroke of picking a Democrat, although I don't think there's much chance of that right...
...spend most of her energy on endeavors concerning education, childhood development and reading. This is the one area of policy where she has her own voice. In 1998 she actively influenced legislation reforming early education. She held a conference and made alliances with important legislators (especially Democrats), which resulted in an infusion of $215 million into new programs with titles like "Ready to Read" and "Take Time for Kids." "We simply knew it was Laura Bush's bill," says Texas Representative Paul Sadler, a Democrat who chairs the House education committee. "She was very much at the forefront, and knew...
Last week, when the Senate opened for business, Democrat majority leader Tom Daschle whizzed through a half dozen apparently ceremonial and pro forma resolutions that were quickly approved by voice vote. Republican committee chairmen are angry that one of the floor resolutions Daschle got passed made Democrats chairmen of the committees until Jan. 20. The Republican chairmen didn't know that Daschle was offering the resolution because Lott apparently never alerted his committee chairmen that the Democrats would control their panels for 17 days. "Only Lott knew," says a GOP aide. "But he didn't pass...
...Some Democrats, naturally enough, are delighted by the prospect of Republican disarray and by the chance to send Bush an unwanted gift. Democratic leader Tom Daschle told TIME he plans to make the McCain measure, which is co-sponsored by Wisconsin Democrat Russell Feingold, one of the first bills his party takes up after Bush is sworn in. Daschle wants to start debate next month, but that may be earlier than some of his Democratic colleagues want. John Breaux, a key moderate Democrat, says he's cool to the idea of "starting with something that's polarizing...