Word: gridlocking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Even among those who still do support Clinton, only about a third describe themselves as strong fans; the rest are only lukewarm -- a worrisome new development. White House officials give two reasons: the bogging down of the legislative program, which has convinced many voters that Clinton is not the gridlock breaker he advertised himself to be, and -- surprisingly -- Paula Jones. True or not, some Clinton aides think, her allegations of sexual harassment have weakened the President's support among the once faithful. "It's made him a national joke," says an Administration official...
...chief of staff takes over, but has gridlock become chronic...
...would ignore the Finance Committee and take the bill that was shepherded through the liberal Labor Committee by Ted Kennedy to a vote on the floor. Lacking a filibuster-proof majority, Mitchell and the White House would then dare Republicans to kill the bill and take the blame for gridlock. "You don't have to mention the Clinton plan in order to blame the Republicans" for blocking reform, explained a White House aide...
...Unlike Singapore, though, the U.S. today is a nation in search of a common culture, trying to be a universal society that assimilates the traditions of people from all over the world. Efforts to safeguard minority as well as individual rights have produced, as Lee charges, a gridlock in the justice system. America is not the pandemonium portrayed in the shock-addicted mass media. But its troubles stem more from the decay of family life than from any government failures. Few societies can afford to look on complacently. As travel eases and cultures intermix, the American experience is becoming...
Despite this gridlock, the Crimson gradually picked up a feel for Forneiros'funny timing, and by the fifth inning, was more than...