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...high and low points of Dole's campaign to date are nearly impossible to explain without some archaeology into the soil he sprang from and the paths he traveled to get here. We all have the defects of our qualities. In Dole's case, the very traits that help account for his successes--the cutting wit, the stubborn independence, the refusal to ask for help even when stakes are highest--also produced the more horrible moments of this campaign, when he seemed to be running for some other office in some other century on some other planet. Ultimately, says...
...into the fabric of American life. And the Games, as they go on, must do so under different rules. For despite authorities' worst fears that something like this would happen in Atlanta, despite unprecedented precautions and a massive security effort, it is beginning to feel as if safe American soil is turning to quicksand. "The bombing was an evil act of terror," President Clinton said Saturday, vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. "It is an act of cowardice that stands in sharp contrast to the courage of the Olympic athletes...
...civic Cassandras are also off-base about the origins of America's social capital. Local barn raisings have never been strictly local. While many conservative thinkers have suggested that America's traditional associations sprang up like indigenous flowers from the soil of American goodness, the recent Oval Office handshakes serve as a reminder that Washington has always been a conspirator in grass-roots organizing. As sociologist Theda Skocpol has written, many of the U.S.'s most cherished volunteer associations, such as the Red Cross, the Salvation Army and Catholic Charities, worked side by side with government. Conservatives have lamented...
...positively radioactive of late, running the second- and third-fastest 100s in history and then ending Michael Johnson's 21-race winning streak in the 200. There are also the three sprinters who will be trying to keep the U.S. from losing its first Olympic 100 on its own soil: Dennis Mitchell, Mike Marsh and Jon Drummond, a preacher's son who still sings with the gospel group Kirk Franklin and the Family...
...maintains that the Samper government will not cooperate with its anti-drug efforts, particularly because he has refused to extradite four alleged Cali cartel leaders. His defense: Colombia's constitution forbids extradition, and Samper has insisted that Colombians will take care of the drug war on their own soil. Asked about the possibility that he might lose his visa, Samper remarked that he did not need a U.S. visa to govern Colombia. The revocation will not likely hurt Samper?s popularity at home, says Lopez, and could even strengthen his position. "A majority of Colombians don?t like...