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President-elect Clinton is being urged to go slow, to put off the effective date of change. Some of that is an attempt to buy time to lobby so that change will never come. Some is sincere concern about disrupting the nation's defenses. But before Clinton agrees to any delay, he must answer a question implied in his own statements. If it will be wrong in the future to exclude gays and destroy the careers of those in place, how can it possibly be right...
LIVING IN THE WHITE HOUSE MAY ALSO CRIMP THE STYLE OF First Cat-elect SOCKS. Katherine Houpt, a Cornell University animal psychologist, advises Socks to look out for Rose Garden squirrels, which could have rabies. It might also be a good idea to skip those State dinners: they're full of nosy visitors who want to pick you up and scratch your head. And no matter how rough it gets, don't take off for Little Rock. It's 891 miles -- roughly 23 million kitty steps -- from your new home...
...nuances in Clinton's plan went widely unrecognized among military personnel, who barraged the President-elect with bitter criticism, arguing that homosexuals would undermine good order and morale. The tight personal living arrangements in the military, many Pentagon hands contend, are different from the 9-to-5 world of civilians. But for all the uproar, there were signs that Clinton was winning support. Polls show a majority of the public favors lifting the ban. In contrast to Senator Sam Nunn's harsh criticism, House Armed Services Chairman Les Aspin was quietly supporting the initiative. Even General Colin Powell, Chairman...
...Adams Morgan apartment and into a new place. Gripped by his well-known pessimism -- when he wasn't saying, "That's my fault" during the campaign, he was intoning, "It's over" -- he couldn't let himself believe that Clinton had won until 5 p.m. on Election Day. "I called the mansion with a huge case of butterflies because I knew I wouldn't be talking to the same person anymore. I was on the speakerphone and said I didn't know what to call him, and Hillary said, 'Just call him Bill.' But, of course, I can't. When...
...concerned about the attitude of President-elect Clinton toward the Middle East peace process...