Word: gop
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...pledges for continued pressure on Pyongyang to halt and ultimately dismantle its nuclear program. (The group has already endorsed the deal; Clinton aides are now negotiating how to enforce and pay for it over the next decade.) The president also brushed off queries about the effects of the GOP landslide on trade relations, promising an "open door" come what may at home. On Tuesday's agenda: U.S. officials expect endorsement of a statement calling for "open and free trade" throughout the region by the year 2020. BTW: U.S. trade with Asia, home to the world's fastest growing economies...
With President Clinton looking vulnerable after the Democrats' trouncing last week, a pack of emboldened GOP presidential hopefuls for '96 are already poking their heads out of the underbrush -- and revealing some internal party dissension. Today, Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, an outspoken loyalist during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings, announced the formation of an exploratory committee to test the waters, while Texas Sen. Phil Gramm said Sunday he was filing the paperwork necessary to begin his candidacy. Expect backbiting soon: Specter, a moderate, took a swipe at the religious right ("they advocate intolerance"), while Gramm, on NBC's "Meet...
...poll also shows that even though voters handed over the House and the Senate to the GOP, only 18 percent said the election results were a mandate for Republican policies. Sixty percent, however, said that it was a rejection of Democratic programs. And 50 percent said that the results reflected voter disapproval of President Clinton's handling...
Voters don't expect much in the short run. When asked if they thought the GOP would be able to make significant progress in solving the nation's problems over the next two years, an overwhelming 83 percent replied in the negative. Only 11 percent said the Republicans would be successful that fast...
...said she expects the GOP to pass the balanced-budget but also to decrease federal power by "diverting the government of certain programs" such as Medicare...