Word: virtually
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...agreement, if approved by the Senate where it is considered a virtual lock, will take effect on January...
...living U.S. presidents and the vast majority of Nobel laureate economists join Harvard's faculty in support of the agreement. This virtual unananimity sharply contrasts the division in the American public and with-in Congress. For legislation with such brain power behind it, NAFTA is in a perilous position. Powerful interest groups and, most conspicuously, Ross Perot's United We Stand, have mounted a fierce battle that has left NAFTA's chances uncertain at best...
While it is quick to call on our leaders to do something to help, public opinion is even more adamant about the virtual absence of American casualties. Congress was silent about American deaths in Somalia until angry constituents with conveniently short memories flooded Capitol Hill with letters and phone calls...
...spotlighted race, for Governor of Virginia, former state attorney general Mary Sue Terry at one point held a 29-point lead in some polls over Republican George Allen. But by Election Day, Allen had convinced many voters that Terry's Democrats were treating the Governor's mansion as a virtual hereditary monarchy; he won by a lopsided 17 points to complete one of the most amazing turnarounds ever. In a less noticed but important contest, Coleman Young, mayor of Detroit for 20 years, sought to anoint Sharon McPhail as his successor; she was buried under a 12-point landslide...
...more sober of the duo -- which isn't saying much, since it's hard to imagine anyone more crazed than Carville -- saw lots to worry about. In fact, in the battle about whether the '93 results mean everything (the Republican view) or nothing (the President's), Begala is a virtual heretic. "What these Republican victories mean is that the folks in Congress, who * are risk averse to start with, are now going to be more skittish than ever," Begala said. "And that includes most Democrats. The fear of change is being fed, big time...