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...could give the amendment enough momentum to make a good showing the House. But GOP leaders there are a little gunshy after losing other close votes, Edwards says, and won't risk political capital on the amendment if it fails the Senate. Edwards also notes that President Clinton can undercut support for the amendment by reassuring his own party's deficit hawks of his commitment to actually balancing the budget. In that way, the GOP can use the credible threat of an amendment to win a more favorable budget deal. "It's a question of long-term versus short-term...
...quilt was unfolded. As I walked among the panels and the marchers, it was not the handiwork but the racking sobs of the bereaved that proved unforgettable. AIDS grief has to be rationed, or the tears can become infinite; those quiltgoers had allowed themselves to remember. The sorrow was undercut only by a leather couple I saw under some nearby elms, two fellows in full bondage gear. The stern master lightly flogged his willingly shackled slave with a riding crop. "Oh, just stop," the slave complained. It had been a very long...
Those who urged Clinton to sign the bill, most of them conservative and New Democrats, did have their political arguments, notably that vetoing would undercut all Clinton's efforts to present himself as a champion of traditional social values, prominently including work. Dick Morris, at the time Clinton's chief political guru, contended that by putting his signature on the bill, Clinton would solidify a clear electoral majority by attracting relatively young suburban families who were the core of the swing vote in the country and who viewed work as a value far outweighing, say, school uniforms...
Though respected as a forceful advocate for the poor, minorities and women, the freshman Jackson-Lee was undercut by the Supreme Court's June decision to invalidate her district. She is expected to win this race to keep Barbara Jordan's old seat, but Jackson-Lee sees the high court's ruling as a setback for civil rights...
...governor, George Voinovich. "It's about growth, it's about opportunity, it's about jobs, it's about the private sector," Dole said in a speech to business leaders about his tax plan. "We believe there are great opportunities. The mainstay of this campaign is the economic package." Voinovich undercut Dole's message when he countered that the economy was in fact in pretty good shape, and that it was governors like himself that should be given the credit: "The economy has never been better. But let me tell you, it's the governors of this country who have made...