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...himself. "I thought Al Gore was the one who was writing all the bumper-sticker slogans," said a disgruntled G.O.P. operative, "but it turns out to be W." The narrow funnel to the top slows everything down and suggests the principal has no confidence in his troops--a bad signal to send everyone else...
...final meeting will, of course, carry the most weight: A decisive win on the 17th will linger in the minds of voters for the remaining three weeks of campaigning - just as a humiliating loss could signal the beginning...
...frivolous. "We're going to be second-guessed about this forever. But based on the number of vehicles in service, the number of incidents was statistically insignificant," says Ken Zino, one of Nasser's senior advisers. "We get sued every day. A lawsuit by itself isn't considered a signal of any kind...
...diplomatic troubleshooter for Clinton. Says Lockhart: "For them to get a crowd is easy. All they have to do is hit one button to send an e-mail to their faculty and students: DO YOU WANT TO COME?" Galucci said he was game but didn't get the "go" signal until 6 p.m. Thursday. Amazingly, the speech stayed under wraps all night until the White House sent out the word a little after 7 a.m. Says an official with a smile: "Every once in a while, we get to talk first, and you guys get to listen first...
...infotainment-driven media culture of the '90s has certainly diminished the standing of journalists in the eyes of the wider American community, and chances are that Bush's gaffe might actually improve his image. But coming as the election season enters home stretch, it's another potentially troubling signal that the congenial aura his handlers had so successfully constructed for the GOP convention may be showing cracks...