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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Given the opportunity to lead, Gingrich failed. His successful Contract with America campaign was based on unfulfilled rhetoric, posturing and appeal to fringe groups. The Republican Party must move away from the fanatical right, just as the Democratic Party has moved away from the radical left. Most Republicans identify themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 7, 1998 | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

It seems to be common among the cleverest politicians in all democratic countries to grossly underestimate the good sense of the electorate [ELECTION REPORT, Nov. 16]. After the elections proved this homily once again, the U.S. Congress would be well advised to revise its judicial system so that a 34...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 7, 1998 | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

Galina Starovoitova was a Russian democratic politician of the old school. An ardent admirer of the late Andrei Sakharov, she had once been a powerful force in the Duma, the lower house of parliament. In recent years her voice was lonely and often ignored. But hers was a name that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia's Gunpoint Politics | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

California unions turned out tens of thousands of voters in the election, helping spur a Democratic triumph. Now they are calling in the chits to promote "a living wage" for low-income service workers. A new Los Angeles ordinance requires firms doing business with the city to pay $7.39 an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: California's Unions Call In Their Markers | 12/6/1998 | See Source »

Al Gore was there, of course, in his role as Goliath. He was granted the prime speaking slot, and drew the biggest audience. And he arrived with an entourage so large and so befitting an heir to the throne -- complete with communications aides, speech writers and press secretaries, image consultants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Candidates on Parade | 12/4/1998 | See Source »

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