Word: minimum
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Expectably, the White House is delighted with Democratic frustrations. Political operatives believe Bush has stolen the opposition's best issues: the environment, education, child care, the minimum wage (where Bush's veto of a Democratic bill will force a compromise to the President's liking). "We have co-opted them in areas that have traditionally been their strength. They don't know what to do," gloats a senior Administration official...
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When he sees no easy way out, Bush often just splits the difference, an inclination that frequently angers conservatives. Bush has repeatedly opted for this route as President. He decided to build both the MX and mobile ! Midgetman missiles, when either might suffice. He backed a boost in the minimum wage to $4.25 an hour, 30 cents less than Democrats and labor unions wanted. Bush supported a wage increase during the 1988 campaign, but after his Inauguration, White House economic advisers opposed it as inflationary. "He had to deliver on a promise," said a top official. "The easiest thing...