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...overtake the imperative. Thanks to the Internet, talk radio, C-SPAN and cable talk shows, voters this year have more direct access to candidates than ever before. The very day that ABC announced its offer of an hour in prime time, Bill Clinton was live on CNBC discussing Senate gridlock over the minimum wage. Then, minutes later, C-SPAN--the All Dole All the Time network when the Senate is in session--showed the majority leader rebutting the President. Internet Websites like TIME-CNN's AllPolitics http:www.allpolitics.com/ routinely include the full text of campaign speeches. But advocates are quick...
Despite the current gridlock on the city council, Reeves does not count himself out for a third term. He said after the speech that he intends to vote for "a good candidate" for mayor...
...Congressional gridlock, but Cambridge is facing its own standoff as the City Council, which is responsible for choosing a mayor, has remained at an impasse for more than a month...
Dole's statesmanlike stands on Bosnia and ending the government shutdown have earned him no credit in Le Mars, says Klingensmith. "Folks lump Dole with the others in Washington whom they hate," he adds. Says Dan Wells, the dairy executive: "We thought we ended the gridlock with the '94 election. At this point you'd have to say I'm for Dole somewhat. I mean, I could change...
...working, and roughly how much they are paid. "Lobbyists in the back room, secretly rewriting laws and looking for loopholes, do not have a place in our democracy," said Clinton, who was joined by lawmakers of both parties who had passed the bill overwhelmingly after what had seemed insurmountable gridlock. The law broadens the definition of who is a lobbyist to include nearly 10 times as many people than the 6,500 now registered. One loophole now closed: the contacts with executive branch officials and congressional aides now count. Reformers, though, point to what may emerge as a serious weakness...