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...those 18 and older went to the polls, vs. 50% in 1988. Aside from turnout tending to increase in hard times, registration rose this year, and Perot attracted new participants. In late October, when Perot climbed briefly in the polls and caused the margin between Clinton and Bush to tighten, it appeared that the free-spending independent would be the biggest beneficiary of the increased turnout. But Clinton got 48% of those who said they were voting for the first time, vs. 29% for Bush and 23% for Perot...
Remember--it is more important for the U.S. to ensure that all negotiations proceed successfully. By allowing the Syrians to duck out, you're giving Assad more time and resources to tighten his grip on Lebanon and achieve regional hegemony. (If Hezbollah continues its attacks on Israeli towns and villages, the chances of this separate peace emerging are decreased somewhat...
...responded by publicly calling Iraq's human rights practices "abysmal." Some officials wanted to do more and proposed putting Iraq back on the terrorist list. Officials prepared to tighten export controls and canceled another $500 million in commodity export credits because the Iraqi program was tainted by fraud. But Baghdad was still repaying its loans, and senior officials figured any harsh sanctions would only intensify Saddam's paranoia about U.S. intentions. Just days before the invasion, Bush continued to oppose restrictions proposed by Congress...
...HAVE BEEN THE DECISIVE WEEK OF THE CAMpaign -- not because of what happened but because of what did not. If the Republicans were ever to tighten the presidential race, last week, crowded as it was with TV debates, was when they had to begin. But if anything, their foray seemed to go backward. The latest USA Today/CNN/Gallup tracking poll showed Bill Clinton with an almost unchanged 13-point lead -- and that was on the eve of the big face-off with George Bush and Ross Perot Thursday night, from which the Democrat emerged a clear winner. To some viewers...
...Basically I want people to realize that here's a billionaire who's asking the middle class to tighten their belts, suffer...to reduce the deficit," Gardner said. "He's in a good position to ask people to suffer...