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White House officials predict that the strains between Clinton and the military will fade as the two grow more familiar with each other and the dual strategy of charm and tough love kicks in. Beschloss contends that the real test will come when Clinton handles his first international crisis. "If Clinton falters in a crisis," Beschloss warns, "he will irrevocably lose the confidence of the military." After a rocky start, Clinton is determined not to let that happen...
Russians have always had a soft spot for Yeltsin, who faced down the tanks of the old regime in August 1991. Their enthusiasm began to fade only when he successfully elbowed his way into Mikhail Gorbachev's Kremlin office later that year. This week the besieged President is a populist hero again. The Moscow rumor mill churned out one pro-Yeltsin story after another -- and no one much cared if they were highly exaggerated or totally wrong. How turncoat Vice President Alexander Rutskoi pinched a copy of Yeltsin's unfinished decree on "special rule" and gave it to the opposition...
...dear to me that I am not guilty and had nothing to do with this." The denials of the defendants notwithstanding, FBI and police investigators felt they had apprehended the core members of the terrorist conspiracy. Wider conspiracy theories about sponsors and trainers in Iran or Iraq began to fade away. Said James Esposito, head of the FBI's Newark, New Jersey, office: "The circle is now very narrow...
...about $10,000 a year, attracting good teachers is a serious obstacle. Other problems involve lack of training, substandard facilities and short hours; most programs operate half days or less. More important, since most Head Start programs serve only four-year-olds for a single year, the positive effects fade away by the first grade. Most experts suggest a two-year program that begins at age three, with follow-up instruction that lasts through the fourth grade. A plan worth its promise would not only mandate two years of Head Start for those most in need but also award schoolchildren...
...solution that builds on the demonstrated success of the best Head Start projects is White House domestic policy aide William Galston. "I'm well aware of the quality-vs.-coverage debates," says Galston, "of the need to extend hours and concentrate funds, and I know all about the 'fade-out' phenomenon. On my second day on the job I sent out an all-points bulletin to the academic community, and I have a stack of reports on my desk about 18 inches high, most of which I've read. There's a general consensus that pouring old wine into...