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While the Clinton people made no effort to warn Baird of the shifting mood, Biden did. More than once he invited her to bring the proceedings to a halt. In each instance, she declined. At 7:30 p.m., as more Democratic Senators said they would vote against Baird, Biden joined Senate majority leader George Mitchell in a blunt call to Clinton, telling him that the nomination was doomed. When Biden could not get through to the President, he resorted to a final message: If his call was not returned immediately, he would state his opposition to Baird's nomination publicly...
...should take a page from Ross Perot's scare tactics on the deficit and use this fear. Sad to say, it is only when people become truly frightened (or angry) that the government has some hope of breaking the cycle of enacting feel-good laws that do little to halt environmental decline...
...recite the words of her report, Our Common Future, which cites American economic sanctions as a means of policing agreements on marine conservation. And he might pray that four years later, a successor will not appear to read back to him his own words on how the world can halt environmental decline...
...transition had exposed traits that may hamper Clinton in the Oval Office. Although he is determined to master the details of policy, they said, he is often reluctant to confront politically difficult problems. His commitment to diversity is so complete that it frequently grinds his decision making to a halt. His greatest strength as a politician -- his inclusiveness of people and ideas -- hampers his ability to say no. "He's fairly slow, he's fairly indecisive, and he's easily sidetracked," said an adviser who nonetheless / admires Clinton. "And the will to please is so prevalent that it is interfering...
...IRAN-CONTRA investigation finally drawing to a close? Midweek, a source close to independent counsel Lawrence Walsh leaked word that the Oklahoma lawyer intends to halt the probe and deliver a final report to Congress. A day later, however, Walsh spokesman Mary Belcher denied the report. "Where we are is exactly as Judge Walsh described on Dec. 24," she said. "We are continuing to obtain and review the Bush notes. No decisions have been made one way or the other regarding further action because we aren't done...