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There's only one man in Washington who can stop Jesse Helms and possibly salvage Governor William Weld's troubled nomination to be ambassador to Mexico. It turns out to be a woman. Ever since her gooey confirmation hearings, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has made it her business to...
This would all be a postfeminist embarrassment if Albright's wiles hadn't been so successful. Bitterly opposed to the worldwide chemical-weapons ban, Helms relented during Albright's pilgrimage to Wingate and let the treaty proceed to a Senate vote, where it was ratified. Although Helms feels toward the...
Now comes a real test of the Albright charm offensive. Because of Helms' opposition, the Weld nomination was considered dead on arrival when the White House formally submitted his name last week. In June, Helms had said publicly that the Massachusetts Governor was below "ambassador quality" and that he did...
Has Jefferson Smith come at last? With all that bipartisan grinning over the budget deal, it's almost as if there were suddenly a functioning democracy in Washington. Of course, there's still Jesse Helms. Confused? Get to the guts of the Beltway, Hollywood-style. Follow Jimmy Stewart to town...
BOSTON: Sounding eerily like Bob Dole, William Weld resigned a job he seemed born to hold in order to fight a steep uphill battle for a position he has slim odds of winning. In stepping down as Governor of Massachusetts to fight Jesse Helms' opposition to his appointment as ambassador...