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...pull back, but not all the way. That left Clinton searching for some way to secure victory without firing a shot, while ensuring that this time Saddam stays put for good. It has not been easy. On Saturday, the U.S. had to negotiate carefully to avoid a Russian veto before winning a unanimous U.N. Security Council resolution demanding that Iraq withdraw its troops from the Kuwaiti border...
...photo-op signing of a new "Contract with America" -- a 10-point platform they said they'd turn into reality if they tip the electoral scales in six weeks. Among the pledges, courtesy of ringleader and House minority whip Newt Gingrich: a balanced-budget amendment, presidential line-item veto, making the death penalty a more common part of American life, term limits and keeping U.S. troops away from U.N. command abroad. BUT CHANGE WON'T COME CHEAP: This evening, the celebrants tripped off to the traditional pre-campaign feed -- a $5,000-a-table dinner to raise half a million...
...going to get anything meaningful this year." And next year will only be tougher, with more Republicans expected to be elected to Congress in November. Clinton's supporters console themselves by noting that he isn't likely to be tested on his stern, fountain-pen-wagging threat to veto any bill that fails to guarantee universal coverage. "At least," said a political adviser, "he probably won't have...
...President endorsed Mitchell's new posture. Asked by reporters, he declined three times to repeat his threat to veto any bill that does not provide universal coverage. White House aides think they can offset the image of Clinton the flip-flopper by playing up the image of Clinton the man who at least made the first important steps in the direction of change. Even so, the President is wary of the mainstream plan. While it offers a promise of keeping health-care inflation in check, which was one of his goals, it aims to reach just 93% of all Americans...
Since the debate began, both the President and Hillary Clinton have insisted that universal coverage was their non-negotiable bottom line. In January the President even promised to veto any bill that didn't guarantee it. But increasing numbers of lawmakers, including Democrats, have been saying that getting a program that requires universal coverage is impossible. The reason: Congressional support is lacking, especially in the Senate, for any kind of mandate forcing employers to pay for insurance. And no one has come up with a plan that can cover everyone without some kind of mandate. Until last week, the President...