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Perhaps even more stunning than the Republican landslide in the November elections is the GOP's claim to be the party of change. Long a reactionary bastion, the Republican party has been associated with balking at change in areas such as civil rights, the environment and social reform. Now, the new majority party is trumpeting the causes previously endorsed by liberals--change, progress, new ideals--and presenting the Contract With America as proof of its sincerity...
...advisors, Frank Luntz, encourages Republicans to agree to perform the inherently contradictory wishes of the electorate--cutting spending, cutting taxes, increasing military spending and balancing the budget. The Contract is cloaked in Orwellian language ("The Taking Back Our Streets Act," "The American Dream Restoration Act") that demonstrates the GOP's reliance on demagoguery and simplistic propaganda techniques...
...billion deficit reduction package. As for failures, Clinton saw none. He listed the health care reform debacle as "proposed" legislation, and the middle class tax cut as "pending." Republicans responded by pointing out that the voters turned in their own report card in November, when they gave the GOP solid majorities in both the House and Senate. "People give the President no credit for his successes," says TIME White House correspondent Jay Carney, "because they see him as so political that they do not believe that he has principles he will not compromise. For the next two years, his dilemma...
Sixty-four House Democrats have now defied the House Democratic Caucus to endorse the Republican-backed balanced budget amendment. The GOP now has the 290 votes it needs to pass the bill. The Democratic support is conditional, though: the GOP would have to give up on a part of the legislation that would require a super majority (3/5) vote in both the House and Senate on any bill that raises income taxes. The amendment bill won't be voted on until work is finished on legislation blocking unfunded mandates -- something House Speaker Newt Gingrich has said is priority one. Work...
...Clinton Administration official warned a Senate subcommittee today that the GOP plans to slash the budget of the Department of Housing and Urban Development should be reconsidered, since the agency is committed to substantial long-term contracts that cannot easily be dropped. The panel was reviewing $800 million in cuts over five years proposed by Secretary Henry Cisneros. Many Republican Senators say the cuts aren't deep enough. TIME Washington correspondent Suneel Ratan notes that this is a story likely to be repeated several times in the next few weeks as the GOP faces the reality that...