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...from Whit Stillman's "Barcelona...
...These were the days our Person of the Week made his move to take back the White House from the Clinton-addicted news culture, and only partially succeeded. Which leaves Americans still wallowing in a still-kicking Pardongate story that won't change their lives a whit, and deprived of what as citizens they (and Bush) probably deserve - an unobstructed view of a President who intends to change their lives quite...
...slow read: encryption algorithms, export regulations and copyright wrangles, all of it crawling with abbreviations (when PKP takes on the NSA over RSA vs. the DSA, don't say we didn't warn you). Levy, the chief technology writer for Newsweek, has also chosen a difficult hero in Whit Diffie. For all his brilliance, the shy, secretive math geek remains a cipher...
...Bush ever could, though his newfound sense of urgency about "reducing the surplus" isn't likely to start any rallies in the streets - or across the aisle. Greenspan is still the pinnacle of credibility when it comes to economic matters, and the fact that he's not worried one whit about this tax cut's potential for disaster will make it hard to resist...
...Even longtime reform opponent Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican who voted against the bill, encouraged anyone up for re-election to back it. "I do not think this is a spear worth falling on," he said, envisioning Democratic attacks. Once the bill passed, it was zipped over to the Whit House at lightning speed to be signed by Clinton. It takes effect immediately...