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...right, which only a decade ago claimed to represent Europe's mainstream, wind up in this mess? In part by winning the battle of ideas. During the cold war, the center-right defined itself against the specter of communism and assailed the socialist left for giving comfort to the enemy. But as communism crumbled, the European center-left adopted conservative positions on social issues, while embracing free markets, cozying up to business and supporting military interventions. Most significantly, center-left governments in Britain, France and Germany have earned voters' confidence as competent stewards of the economy, responsive to the challenges...
While McCain has reached across the aisle, some Republicans grouse that TRENT LOTT can't reach across his own party. Lott responded last Friday by giving a new leadership post to moderate ARLEN SPECTER but may face a fight to keep his job next year...
...right wing at the cost of the center. Jeffords did that in one press conference. The debate shifted overnight to whether Bush could continue to govern from the right. Already, moderates are getting more attention: John McCain was invited for dinner, Olympia Snowe got her calls returned, Arlen Specter got a leadership post...
...right wing at the cost of the center. Jeffords did that in one press conference. The debate shifted overnight to whether Bush could continue to govern from the right. Already, moderates are getting more attention: John McCain was invited for dinner, Olympia Snowe got her calls returned, Arlen Specter got a leadership post...
...Looking into the not-so-distant future, it?s also impossible to escape the already looming specter of the 2002 congressional elections. Will Jeffords? departure affect the outcome of the upcoming midterms...