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...matter -- Clinton's handling of Jesse Jackson, while dampening minority enthusiasm (at least for now), has undoubtedly aided his desire to reach for the center, which, after all, is where the votes are. But there is more to do. A harmonious conclave can leave fat cats smiling and help dent the campaign's $4 million debt. And if Clinton avoids a litany of policy prescriptions in favor of an evocative recitation of his life story, his acceptance speech can kick off the general election campaign in a positive light few would have dreamed possible last February...
...told the platform drafters that a party opposed to government intrusion into other sectors of society has no business promoting antiabortion legislation. "Are you all Republicans?" she demanded rhetorically. "I'm not clear on that." Mary Dent Crisp, a moderate who once served as the party's co-chair, warned of wholesale defections at the polls: "A woman's fundamental right to choose is far more important than party loyalty...
...example, Perot says he intends to cut the deficit. Like many candidates, he says he'll go after "waste." But to really make a dent in the deficit, he'll actually have to go after programs. What programs would...
...recovery -- though many economists warn that this may be as good as it's going to get. Unemployment remains stubbornly high; the jobless rate continues to hover at 7.3%, a six-year peak, and experts say it will take a more robust rate of growth to make a dent in that figure. Typical recoveries since World War II have boasted growth rates of 5% and sometimes higher; by contrast, the current 2% rate is paltry, and unlikely to improve soon. Michael Boskin, chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, last week said he expected the economy might inch...
...billion a year, international telecommunications ranks as the fourth biggest drag on the U.S. trade deficit. With a simple idea and 15 employees in the Bronx, Jonas just might make more of a dent in that deficit than a pride of automakers on a presidential trade mission...