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Jimmy Carter had far more difficulty with another Democrat, the late Henry Jackson, than with most Republicans. Likewise, Ronald Reagan's diplomatic appointees encountered more opposition in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from the G.O.P.'s own Jesse Helms than from the soporifically temperate senior Democrat, Claiborne Pell. In 1985...
Lord's main sin was that he had served as a close aide to Henry Kissinger, whom Helms Republicans and Jackson Democrats will forever blame for detente and SALT. Now that is bipartisanship.
For nearly a decade, Bush has been suppressing and denying his own centrist roots. In an interview with TIME on the eve of his Inauguration, Bush was asked whether he was a moderate. "No!" he snapped, reacting to the label as though it were a synonym for wimp. He protests...
On the surface, Secretary of State James Baker's confirmation hearings last month were a love feast. Helms exuded courtesy, calling Baker "Secretary Jim." But the North Carolina Senator and his allies used the occasion to declare themselves on some potentially troublesome issues: Salvadoran rightist Roberto D'Aubuisson may be...
Whatever his personal beliefs, Governor Roemer will make that decision in a political framework. Beyond grappling with the haunting question "Did he do it?," the Governor will, inescapably, weigh the political fallout either way he goes. Once again, a capital case and a person's fate will be determined by...