Word: republican
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...minutes into his Inaugural Address, on Jan. 20, 1989, George Bush--a Republican President often derided for his inattention to domestic problems--looked out at the crowd and declared, "My friends, we have work to do." The first task: helping "the homeless, lost and roaming." Ten years later, Bill Clinton--a Democratic President often praised for his acuity on social issues--delivered his seventh State of the Union address. In the course of 77 min. and 99 proposals, Clinton didn't offer any plans to combat homelessness. He never even brought...
...while, getting through it was made easier by the same bitter partisanship that's now keeping the trial alive. As the Democrats responded to what they saw as a Republican onslaught, keeping the caucus together didn't call for L.B.J.-style strong-arm tactics. And that's lucky, because squeeze plays aren't Daschle's style. With a caucus that includes unreconstructed liberals like Paul Wellstone of Minnesota as well as unpredictable bulls like Robert Byrd of West Virginia and Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York, old-school cajoling just isn't terribly effective. So Daschle holds hands instead...
...their parties--the ones who wanted to torch the negotiations and break open the gun closets. Late Thursday, Lott called Daschle's cell phone in the middle of a closed-door Democratic caucus to tell him there would be no deal. The rules for going forward would be Republican rules, including one Democrats had strongly resisted, which left open the possibility that videotaped testimony might be released to the public. Despite the impasse, said Lott, he would honor concessions he'd made to Daschle during their days of negotiations. Over some protests from his colleagues, Lott gave the White House...
...fine feeling between Lott and Daschle may not last. Before the impeachment trial comes to a close, bitter questions must be resolved. Will Republicans vote to release the videotapes? Will they end up siding with the House managers and bring live witnesses into the well of the Senate? "Our Republican colleagues are going to have to weigh that this is becoming a Republican trial," says Daschle. "We've tried to be as helpful as we can, but there comes a time when you have to draw a line...
...offering such mischief on behalf of his party, Daschle enjoys a respect he did not always have. He won his post in 1995 by a single vote over Connecticut's Christopher Dodd. Running in the wake of the Republican takeover, Daschle was opposed by old lions like Moynihan and Byrd, who thought he lacked the necessary ballast. Since then Byrd has twice nominated him to continue as the party's leader. Dodd, now one of Daschle's close confidants, marvels at his old rival's political skills. "I would have lost it long ago," he says, noting the patience Daschle...