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...guess we can confirm, Mr. President-elect, that...
...Card's ascent all the habits and practices that the President-elect most prizes when choosing aides and advisers: the family tie, the first-term credential, complete loyalty, uncommon discretion and the diligence of a draft horse. Bush prides himself on being a good judge of people--those who have worked with both men say he is shrewder than was his father about aides' weaknesses as well as their strengths. That is a good thing, because he must choose a Cabinet that balances the many factions in his party--without running afoul of the other one. And he has consciously...
...Centrist Coalition, one of many moderate groups now springing up like mushrooms after a Florida rain. Breaux could pose a threat to Daschle's Democratic unity and to his status as the ultimate go-to Democrat in the Senate--a role Daschle has no intention of relinquishing. "Unless President-elect Bush can develop a working relationship with Tom, he's not going to get a lot out of the Democrats," says New Mexico Democratic Senator Jeff Bingaman. That's the message Daschle wants Bush to hear...
Before the November election produced constitutional contortions unseen since 1876, we were considering a variety of candidates for Person of the Year. We have often chosen a new President-elect, but not always: neither John F. Kennedy nor Richard Nixon was selected the year...
...years that distinction has gone to the person who (or, in two cases, the object that), for better or for worse, most affected the news and personified what was important about the year. Even had he won a simpler election, Bush would have been a strong contender. He remade and united the Republican Party and defeated a talented Vice President who had the wind at his back after eight years of wallet-popping prosperity. Bush's amiable demeanor tapped into a desire to end years of meaningless partisan rancor. Yet he was also controversial: he became the first President-elect...