Word: democratizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Last April, Barrett became the first Democrat to announce his candidacy Governor William F. Weld...
Representative Ronald Dellums (Democrat, California), House Armed Services Committee chairman: "A very clear and brilliant thinker...
Representative Dave McCurdy (Democrat, Oklahoma): "A perfect choice...
Another neat trick is that Clinton is succeeding as both an outsider and an insider in Washington. In the survey, 69% agreed that Clinton "cares about the average American," and 67% said he is "a different kind of Democrat." At the same time, 62% say he is "dealing effectively with Congress," suggesting they have confidence in his ability to play the legislative game. Asked which congressional initiative should have the top priority this year, the largest number of those surveyed, 34%, chose health care, a sentiment that could help the President push some version of his plan through Congress. (Fifty...
Washington officials are not giving up on Yeltsin and point out that he has "plenty of clout" with the powers he gained under the new constitution. At the same time, as a democrat he must pay attention to his voters' wishes. In his conversations with Yeltsin two weeks ago, Clinton advised the Russian President to roll up his sleeves and begin wheeling and dealing with the parliament, putting together majorities piece by piece, issue by issue. But Yeltsin is not a consensus-building politician, and that would require him to change his above-the-fray style totally...