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...Daschle and Dick Gephardt and Charlie Rangel and still not end up with the fraternal and cozy relationships that make the world go round in Austin. Like Bush, the current President believes in hugging opponents to death. But at the same time, he possesses such a chess player's grasp of the issues that Republicans often found their pockets picked...
...Gore has a similar grasp of issues but little emotional reach. He made Dingell-Norwood sound like some scam rather than the best effort of Congressmen holding competing world views to balance the needs of patients against those of HMOs. It's called legislation, and until the Constitution is amended, it is how things get done. Washington can be venal and small. Viewers of 60 Minutes learned last Sunday that if you want a highway-construction contract, you have to hire a certain lobbyist named Ann Eppard, who happens to be the campaign manager and close personal friend...
...Russell Muirhead '88, head tutor of the government department, says the changes are intended to use the small group form to make certain that all concentrators have a strong grasp of fundamentals in the field...
...enough that every poll zeroes in on the same group of wishy-washy swing voters. These same people are also corralled into post-debate interview sessions, answering questions in incomplete sentences and generally demonstrating a less than stellar grasp of the political process. Comments generally come in along the lines of: "I think Gore's ideas are good because Bush is a nice man." Oh, well thanks. That clears things right...
...difference. They're hoping their chance may materialize during Tuesday night's debate at Washington University in St. Louis, when a town hall?style exchange will allow audience members to query the candidates directly - a format the vice president's camp hopes will favor their nominee's superior grasp of the issues...