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Some of these changes, but not all, can be attributed to the influence of Tony Blair. He continues to meet with the Queen weekly, but the idea that New Labour is "advising the palace on how to modernize themselves would be well wide of the mark," a Blair spokesman says. "Any decision about the future of the monarchy is a matter for the monarchy, not for the government...
...prefers missiles -- or "artificial satellites" according to their official version. Kim Jong Il (the "Dear Leader" who is already de facto head of state) is set to take over the presidency of his late father, Kim Il Sung (the "Great Leader") on Saturday -- and Western intelligence has very little idea of his intentions. "The original assumption was that he was a lightweight playboy who wouldn't last long in power," says TIME correspondent Douglas Waller. "But he's proved himself to be a very skillful operator in consolidating his position." Although it's been suggested that he may pursue economic...
...obvious was a reality check to all but those White House aides and naively optimistic Democrats who wanted to believe that Clinton's speech could make the whole Lewinsky scandal disappear. Barney Frank, a leading Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, was one who scoffed at the idea that Clinton had admitted to anything that could merit more than severe political embarrassment. "If Bill Clinton were a candidate for re-election," Frank noted, "this would be a real problem for him. Thanks to the 22nd Amendment...
...accident. Maybe there's a compelling narrative to explain why they strayed." In other words, familiarity breeds moral relativism. While President Clinton has yet to offer a compelling narrative of his own, this phenomenon may help explain the consistent findings in polls that while Americans don't like the idea of the President's cheating on his wife, they are not inclined to punish him for doing so. Welcome to the club, as Frank Gifford might...
Emerging from Clinton's testimony, his lawyer David Kendall added to the blather about "closure" and "getting this all behind us." It might not be such a good idea to get this all behind us until we understand what is in front of us. The President is Elmer Gantry, but we have always known that. Now the country-congregation has to decide something about itself. The question of impeachment aside, do we condemn or not condemn? Is it possible to admire an ankle and be pastor to a moral nation too? Clinton's problem may be, as he says, private...