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...Another change from January: The GOP leadership are daring to talk about this scandal openly. "I found her credible," opined Trent Lott. "I watched the body English and listened to what she had to say." If that kind of talk continues in Congress, Clinton may have to go to the next stage of denial: Ignore it and act Presidential. And with trips to Africa, China and England coming up over the next few months, he'll have plenty of opportunity to do just that...
House Republican leaders have opted for brinkmanship over IMF and U.N. funding, announcing on Wednesday they would tie an extraneous abortion clause, previously nixed by the White House, to the legislation. "The GOP thinks the President wants the IMF funding badly enough that he might buckle this time," says TIME correspondent John Dickerson. But if the White House hangs tough and the $18 billion credit to the IMF is killed, the consequences could be disastrous: "Failing to fund the IMF could further destabilize Asia," says TIME correspondent Bruce Van Voorst. "And that would have extremely serious consequences for the American...
...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...
...ugly bit of politics. McConnell, as head of the GOP's campaign committee, isn't bashful about protecting the system that has served his party so well. Reminding GOP incumbents that powerful groups like the Christian Coalition, the NRA and the National Right To Life Committee all oppose the McCain-Feingold bill, McConnell then dared Mr. and Mrs. America to speak up for themselves. "No one in the history of American politics has ever won or lost a campaign on this issue," he said...
...TIME Washington deputy bureau chief Jef McAllister says that while the accord definitely shows Americans that "the U.N. can do something worthwhile," the Republicans are hardly prepared to admit that -- at least not in an election year. "Iraq is the foreign policy card the GOP is going to play against Clinton in November," says McAllister, "and the Republicans have definitely lumped Clinton's policy and the U.N.'s together." Which means that Kofi shouldn't expect that $1.2 billion in U.S. back dues anytime soon...