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...decided it was critical to deal with the 'Where's the beef?' question before trotting out my personal life story." Clinton realized that a recession- plagued nation was "eager for specific answers" and that Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey, whom he considers his main opponent, was "taking the other tack, running on his biography before even attempting to detail what he would do. He's doing what Al Gore did in '88. Gore entered the race without having his message down, so he was pigeonholed as having none. By the time he got it together, he was seen as just...
Bingaman and others on Capitol Hill have urged the White House to identify critical technologies and invest prudently in each one. The problem for the Administration has been how to change tack without appearing to double back on the Reaganaut course. After repeated nudges from his friends in business, Bush groped his way toward a middle-ground policy in which the government would join with private industry to help "precompetitive, generic technology." By restricting federal financing to investment in broad technologies in the early stages of development, rather than products ready for commercial exploitation, the White House insists that...
Russia seems to be taking a similar corporatist tack in its free market reforms. As it ignores the needs of small businesses and entrepeneurs, the government is concentrating on converting large military industries to consumer production. Like Chile, Russia will ultimately find this corporatist strategy increases the wealth of its citizens only marginally. The most wealthy members of society will benefit, and some industrial workers will retain their jobs. But the economy as a whole will gain little if the entrepeneurial base remains marginalized...
Pssst. Want a briefcase that conceals a tiny video camera? How about a mini tape recorder that has a pinhead microphone disguised as a tie tack? You don't have to buy this stuff in a back alley. Just head over to your local CCS Counter Spy Shop, a chain with retail outlets in New York City, Houston, Miami and Washington that specializes in high-tech snooping gear. According to Tom Felice, sales manager for the New York City store, clandestine recording devices are the biggest sellers. "The more discreet they are, the more popular," he says. "There...
Reeves takes a similarly liberal tack in student campaigning. In addition to housing, health care, and environmental concerns, Reeves discusses domestic partnership and University hiring policy...