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With that familiar scare tactic being trotted out yet again (no, the shrinking surplus doesn't imperil current Social Security recipients), it's tempting to turn off the whole sorry show and head back to the beach. But the dwindling surplus will have a real impact on ordinary Americans. To avoid cutting into the Social Security trust fund, Congress may have to slash farm subsidies, tax credits for the working poor and other social programs. A lack of surplus dollars to pay down the national debt helps keep mortgage and credit-card rates higher than they should...
...Bush took Chambliss golfing Friday--a rare Dubya indulgence in that favorite Clinton lobbying tactic--he must have known he was running out of time to pull off what would be a miraculous legislative victory. House G.O.P. vote counters are quite gloomy about his prospects. "When they pulled the vote back this week, it meant Tom [DeLay] couldn't do it," says a House veteran referring to the majority whip's famous ability to cajole. "It means he won't be able to do it next week either." The White House has a different tally. It thinks it will...
...Which tactic works best? It?s really a matter of personal choice. But given that President Bush is a proponent of positive reinforcement (the constituent votes, you give him a cookie) - far more so, anyway, than Al Gore might have been (the constituent can?t figure out the darn ballot, you spend the next four years taking pot-shots at his intelligence) - I suspect the current administration will favor of a reward-based voting system...
...destroying the country's health-care system, the war has provided the fuel - widespread rape, massive movement of people, the arrival of foreign troops - for the disease to spread more quickly. Revolutionary United Front rebels, for instance, routinely kept women as sex slaves and used rape as a shock tactic in their bloody campaign. Drug use, especially among teenage soldiers, was also common. "These are high-risk people," says Moses. "But they just don't know it." Sierra Leone's army says it has been too busy fighting to worry about the disease. "This is a war situation," says...
...White House is also looking for venues that put a little more starch in Bush?s shirt. Yesterday, the President took part in a swearing-in ceremony on Ellis Island for new citizens. The trip was designed to get him mixing with a number of faces of color - a tactic the White House believes sends all-important messages of compassion, caring and moderation. But the event also allowed the president to wrap himself in the greatness and majesty of the country itself, a feat he accomplished quite well during his remarks...