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Weld's attempts earlier this summer to get a meeting with Helms, using Republican Senators as intermediaries, were all rebuffed. So the week before Weld was formally nominated he held an extraordinary press conference at which he challenged the White House not to "give in to ideological extortion." The White...
In an interview with TIME, Weld said he had heard that his challenge to Helms may have put the Senator's manhood at stake, but doesn't believe speaking out for yourself should be considered unforgivable effrontery. "If Senator Helms has questions about my drug policy, that's what God...
Weld's frustration comes in part from knowing that if his nomination were to get past Helms, he would win confirmation handily. But he's applying outside-the-Beltway thinking to a purely inside-the-Beltway situation. He underestimates Washington's willingness to negotiate with terrorists who happen to run...
Weld is encouraged by a letter signed by all 45 Democrats and being circulated around Washington by Senator John Kerry, who defeated Weld in his '96 Senate bid. But that letter and $3 won't get a decaf latte out of Helms. A Helms spokesman commented: "No one who has...
When asked if Albright could make the difference, Weld says, "Undoubtedly." She and Helms like each other, although in Washington, a fake relationship, like the one she has with Helms, may trump a real one. A senior State Department official is eager to diminish expectations. "The Helms-Albright pairing is...