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That message was not lost on Washington last week, which is why over the weekend a very seasoned, fairly anxious council of Wise Men pushed hard to devise an exit strategy. The ground was shifting so fast under their feet that some thought it might be only a matter of days before the process passes a point of no return. The negotiators included some who just a week ago thought Clinton might yet escape punishment; now their main question was whether any compromise could head off resignation or impeachment...
Even if the Wise Men can agree on a deal, they still have to sell it to the man it is designed to save. There is no visible evidence that Clinton has learned much from all this, other than the need to demonstrate conspicuously that he has learned something from it. Like any negotiator, he won't give up anything now that he can use later to extract concessions. He has stopped telling his friends that a censure deal is out of the question. He may drop the legal jitterbugging, but he's not ready to admit that he lied...
That whole attitude does not leave much room for compromise. Within the White House, these are not days of wise judgment and thoughtful debate. It is clear to those close to him that Clinton's game is gone, his instincts dead, his psychological state a mystery. He is fearful, unsure of what to do, unable to answer questions about resignation with anything like his earlier conviction. Meetings with his Cabinet and lawmakers have gone uncharacteristically badly...
While every newspaper and journal fawns over Diana and the House of Windsor [WORLD, Sept. 7], it may be wise to remember that many British subjects do not care for the monarchy. I would be overjoyed if the ridiculous practice of primogeniture were to cease with our current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. I also would be grateful to hear from people who support this system. Perhaps they believe in the inherited status of doctor, lawyer or journalist. More than 200 years ago, patriot Thomas Paine, born an Englishman, advised the people of America of our flawed system of government. MARK...
McLain and other volunteers had registered 300 voters as of yesterday morning, including many who may not other wise have registered in time for the November election...