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...planned depression of the Central Artery brings the threat of in creased gridlock to Boston, area authorities are seeking new commuter passageways--and may have found one in the Charles River...
There are genuine ideological rifts here. Clinton's refusal to accept Brown's "Humility Agenda" (a series of campaign reforms) shows that the nominee does not share Brown's belief that the gridlock in Washington is primarily due to the unchecked influence of power and money...
Perot is a one-man band. The fact that one man alone could have had such a meteoric rise begs explanation. Yes, the country is disgusted with Washington gridlock. Yes, both parties have put up maddening mediocrities. Yes, America lionizes tycoons and is occasionally seized with the belief that they -- Henry Ford, assorted Rockefellers, most recently Lee Iacocca -- can save the country. And, yes, Perot has $100 million to blow...
...spectacular rise has been fueled by his image as an anti-politician, even though he has shown an intuitive mastery of political skills. While some experts -- and his rivals -- contend that a man who lacks years of hands-on government experience stands no chance of cutting through the gridlock in Washington, Perot's supporters have made his very lack of an electoral resume into a virtue. Other candidates debate proposals for coping with the deficit and various complex issues. Perot vows that he can solve problems that have baffled other politicians "without breaking a sweat," often adding, as a precaution...
...institution of the presidency, to the institution of the Congress. Yet I don't think the public is ready to give the entire government to one party. They like divided government. They don't trust either political party. I am frightened by the prospect of four more years of gridlock if we have four more years of a Republican President and a Democratic Congress...