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...CHART "THE WAR'S TOLL," WHICH accompanied our story on Bosnia [DIPLOMACY, Dec. 4], the estimated number of casualties on all sides of the war should have been...
Until Thursday. In their meeting that night, Gingrich did nothing to discourage Powell from running. The two men repaired to the library, where they talked for two hours about the demands of a race and the toll it would take on Powell's private life. Gingrich believed a campaign would succeed--but only if Powell wanted it very badly. And as the Thursday night session ended, Powell was ready...
...think all of this is outrageous that they would use that kind of pettiness to shut down the federal government." Later, Gingrich sought to downplay the incident as just one of many factors blocking consensus. But TIME's Viveca Novak notes the Speaker's recent outbursts are taking a toll. "After the string of successes the Speaker has had this year, a remarkable record by any measure, at this, his moment of truth, Gingrich isn't holding it together that well. Some of his colleagues in the GOP are not only noticing it but beginning to speak about it publicly...
...hard to get much higher," Russo argues. "I believe it's much easier to get people revved up with a shining city on a hill." The whole tenor of Buchanan's campaign, particularly as it reverberates across the Republican field, may also take a larger toll. At a time when popular faith in public institutions is reaching an all-time low, presidential candidates pile on at their own risk. "It creates a circular problem," observes Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the University of Pennsylvania. "The more politicians complain about the government they would be part of, the harder...
...said he was initially reluctant to accept the offer of a lead position on the defense team because he was aware of the toll of high-profile cases...