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...looked the way he did Tuesday. He disappeared for precious hours in a bunker in Nebraska, which cost more precious hours the next day, as his aides tried to quiet criticism from his allies on the Hill that he should have returned immediately to the White House. (Senator Chuck Hagel reminded his colleagues that "this isn't a John Wayne movie," and he was right.) But this was the wrong time for spinning...
...Hill that he should have returned immediately to the White House. (Senator Chuck Hagel reminded his colleagues that "this isn't a John Wayne movie," and he was right.) But this was the wrong time for spinning. When Bush listened to his p.r. team and worried about his image, he was at his worst. When he listened to his conscience, turned his back on evangelists Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, who had suggested that the bombings might be God's wrath on gays, lesbians, feminists and civil libertarians, he was becoming the kind of leader we need. And when...
...probably impossible for Powell to live up to expectations. "He ascended to his position with almost a godlike reputation," says Senator Chuck Hagel, a senior Republican member of the Foreign Relations Committee. The hero of the Gulf War flirted with running for President in 1995, and both parties wanted him. When he agreed to grace Bush's Cabinet, it was widely assumed that he would run both foreign and defense policy...
...probably impossible for Powell to live up to expectations. "He ascended to his position with almost a godlike reputation," says Senator Chuck Hagel, a senior Republican member of the Foreign Relations Committee. The hero of the Gulf War flirted with running for President in 1995, and both parties wanted him. When he agreed to grace Bush's Cabinet, it was widely assumed that he would run both foreign and defense policy...
...Wednesday morning, half a dozen G.O.P. colleagues sat Jeffords down in a room off the Senate floor for a last stab at changing his mind. "Jim, do you really believe you can further your dreams and aspirations by doing this?" Senator Chuck Hagel asked plaintively. "We can fix this. Give us a chance." Jeffords agreed only to meet later that day. When they reconvened at 4:15, the Senators had a sweet offer for him. The White House promised more money for education, Lott would give him a seat at the Senate leadership table as the moderates' representative, and Jeffords...