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President-elect George W. Bush's cabinet nominees now await confirmation. Although some are qualified public servants, several others should receive close scrutiny by the Senate, and two should be rejected outright...
...Lott is trying to outmaneuver McCain, perhaps by preempting his bill with one that Hagel has crafted - a rival measure that conservative Republicans find more palatable. Instead of an outright ban, Hagel's measure would put a cap of $60,000 on the soft-money contributions a business, union, PAC or individual could make in any year. The Nebraska senator says he's having "serious discussions" with Bush aides on fine-tuning the measure so the new President might back it. McCain could also be derailed with a little presidential pressure. Some of the GOP senators supporting his bill might...
...recognize Palestinian sovereignty over any part of the Temple Mount, so must Chairman Arafat?s acceptance be measured against the factors weighing overwhelmingly against him making any compromises on Jerusalem or the fate of the refugees. Essentially both men said a muffled yes because neither could afford an outright rejection the American plan, at the same time as neither could afford the domestic political consequences of embracing it. In other words, that qualified "yes" from both sides appears to be little more than simply running out the clock on the Clinton presidency...
...belief that politicians are liars is so widely cherished that it is almost part of America's civic religion, along with that stuff about being created equal. But outright whoppers by politicians are fairly rare. Not every year produces a classic like President Clinton's "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." The lie most discussed in 2000 was Al Gore's alleged claim that he invented the Internet, which is an exaggeration of what he really said and is hardly a central issue anyway...
...issue of U.S. troops is much more important than simply what happens in Kosovo or Presevo. If the U.S. pulls out, there would be two consequences: First, Kosovo, but possibly also Bosnia and Macedonia, would plunge into, if not outright war, then at least a permanent state of low-intensity conflict. But even more important for Washington, I don't think the U.S. can pull troops from harm's way in the Balkans and then still demand command and control over NATO troops in Europe. The U.S. would lose its moral claim to maintain the tradition that the commander...