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Doris should not expect her husband to be packing his bags anytime soon. The odds are better than even that in the election this September, Schroder, 54, could become Chancellor of Germany, ending the almost 16-year reign of Helmut Kohl. As the latest member in the growing ranks of so-called Third Way leaders, Schroder hopes to emulate the success of left-of-center politicians like Bill Clinton and Tony Blair, who won office by scrapping traditional big-spending, big-government ideologies in favor of the free-market solutions advocated by their right-leaning rivals...
...change and are distressed by Germany's punishing 10.2% unemployment rate. Schroder's stress on "modernity" and technological "innovation" is directed at a new class of voters, independent-minded young entrepreneurs and technicians. So far, the strategy is paying off: current polls give Schroder a 16-point advantage over Kohl in the popularity ratings, leading...
...arrive in England for their annual summit this week, they will be greeted by the famously toothy smile of British Prime Minister Tony Blair. They will switch on their smiles too, but mostly for show. Bill Clinton is stuck in the mire of the Lewinsky matter. Germany's Helmut Kohl is facing a September election he may not survive. Japan's Ryutaro Hashimoto is struggling to keep his government and his country's economy from collapsing. Boris Yeltsin is in poor health and is a political lame duck...
LEADERS Britain Tony Blair France Jacques Chirac Germany Helmut Kohl Japan Ryutaro Hashimoto Russia Boris Yeltsin U.S. Bill Clinton...
...have been followed by illnesses and disappearances, vacations and prostration. He seems to have no reserves of stamina left, and the breakdowns are coming more frequently now. After he ousted the government last week, he tried to pump himself up again for a summit session with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and French President Jacques Chirac. But at their meeting outside Moscow, Yeltsin looked confused, weak and fumbling. The price he pays for proving he is in charge is growing higher every day. What is good for Boris may not be good for Russia...