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...wasn't a presidential inauguration in fact, it was certainly so in spirit -- an investiture of power in the new Speaker of the House of Representatives that is unprecedented in the nation's history. Officially the ceremony marked the opening of the 104th Congress, but more important, it marked the beginning of an extraordinary period in American history in which the President of the United States will in effect share power with the Speaker of the House...
Abernathy said yesterday that he thought the committee would be helpful, especially given the changes that could occur in the Republican-controlled 104th Congress...
...January-February issue of Harvard Magazine counts 40 Harvard affiliates in the 104th Congress, down from 48 in the 103rd...
...consequences of a divided government is gridlock. In 1948, President Harry Truman ran by campaigning against the "do nothing" Congress and prevailed. Given the Republican filibusters at the end of the 103rd Congress, Clinton could adopt a similar strategy and run against the "do nothing" 104th Congress...
...business interests for help with the trade treaty after the election, but that courtship will leave his partners on the left feeling jilted, and they will demand favors of their own. Their IOUs will make it more difficult for Clinton to govern from the center next year, when the 104th Congress turns more moderate. As Wayne Berman, who helped manage trade issues in the Bush Administration, put it, "The Republicans are going to pass the GATT, but they want to make Clinton bleed...