Word: democratization
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...Friday, after weeks of behind-the-scenes wrangling, the United States Senate's temporary majority leader, South Dakota Democrat Tom Daschle, and interim minority leader, Mississippi Republican Trent Lott, announced they had reached a power-sharing agreement designed to balance control in the evenly split chamber - and the Senate approved the pact in a voice vote the same day. Meanwhile, across the way, House Republicans were adjusting to another kind of power-sharing - within their own party...
...Mineta will be Bill Clinton's commerce secretary for another few weeks before a sure-thing Senate confirmation later this month. He's Japanese-American, he's old friends with Dick Cheney, and he's proud to be Bush's crossover pick. "I am a Democrat with both a small 'd' and a large one," Mineta said Tuesday after Bush announced his selection. "I am proud of my party and its heritage, but?there is no such thing as Republican or Democratic traffic congestion...
...With the exception of the white male pro-choicer (think Tom Ridge), Bush has managed to span the expanse of the Republican party, from Christy Whitman and Colin Powell to Tommy Thompson and John Ashcroft. And with Mineta, who is just Democrat enough to please the pundits without confusing the voters, Bush has done a pretty good "uniter, not divider" impression - in record time - considering how few Democrats were actually willing to join the team...
...Mineta will work for Bill Clinton for another few weeks before a sure-thing Senate confirmation later this month. He's Japanese-American, he's old friends with Dick Cheney, and he's proud to be Bush's crossover pick. "I am a Democrat with both a small 'd' and a large one," Mineta said Tuesday after Bush announced his selection. "I am proud of my party and its heritage, but?there is no such thing as Republican or Democratic traffic congestion...
...With the exception of the white male pro-choicer (think Tom Ridge), Bush has managed to span the expanse of the Republican party, from Christy Whitman and Colin Powell to Tommy Thompson and John Ashcroft. And with Mineta, who is just Democrat enough to please the pundits without confusing the voters, Bush has done a pretty good "uniter, not divider" impression - in record time - considering how few Democrats were actually willing to join the team...