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There was another audience--for Willey, for the White House, for the polls--and that was over on Capitol Hill, where the members are so distracted that there was little legislative action this year--the most prominent was renaming National Airport for Ronald Reagan. Newt Gingrich has had to arbitrate between conservatives who can't wait to sink their teeth into Clinton's soft underbelly and the moderates who are awed by the President's popularity and fear a backlash at the polls. So last week Gingrich floated the idea of a special select committee to look into whether Starr...
Slate's Scott Shuger ledes with USA Today's lede of an ex-Espy aide getting a harsh 27 months upriver, and what that could mean for Clinton. He notes that the Washington Post favors the upcoming Hyde-Gingrich peek at Ken Starr's investigation, and that the New York Times features, in its various editions, an indecisive study of education methods; a NYC school-uniforms policy; and sniping over the 1999 budget between Clinton and Congressional Republicans. The LA Times gets a shout out for its continued scrutiny of local and state prisons. And, finally, S's SS believes...
...asking a Democrat why he or she identifies as one and chances are, you'll get one of the following responses: (a) "I'm a democrat because Newt Gingrich is the devil incarnate"; (b) "I like the job Clinton has done (I have a job, my stocks are up, etc.)" or (c) "I've always been a Democrat because my parents are Democrats." What you're not likely to hear is: "I'm a Democrat because I believe in...[insert governing philosophy here...
...With the legislation still in committee and facing floor votes in both houses, there is still plenty of time for compromise. Says Dickerson, "This is simply the first round of the dance, and it's a good opportunity for Newt Gingrich to show GOP conservatives that he's prepared to fight for their issues." This is, after all, an election year...
...Monday, who backed off his weekend criticism of Kenneth Starr to tell reporters that the independent counsel "is doing a great job under very difficult circumstances." Lott's weekend call for Starr to accelerate the long-running Whitewater investigation brought a quick "What were you thinking?" conversation with Newt Gingrich -- and today's charge that the President is stonewalling and trying to smear Starr's reputation. Later, Arlen Specter and Fred Thompson hit the Sunday talk shows to say that Starr should be given all the time he needed...