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...instance, so why shouldn't tenants in public housing have a chance to own theirs? He sends his kids to private schools, so he champions school choice and vouchers, detests the national teachers' union (which he dubs the "Neanderthal" Education Association) and rejects as an unwarranted intrusion the once bipartisan movement for national learning standards that culminated in President Clinton's Goals 2000 initiative. Forbes had a very special apprenticeship program courtesy of Dad, so no wonder he believes "you don't need government to provide skills training. With a vibrant economy, which my economic policies would create, people...
...talk about the decline of working-class America, you have to talk about footloose and irresponsible corporations. And the least you can say about Buchanan is that he, alone of all the candidates, talks the talk. He's against NAFTA and GATT, which locates him outside the great bipartisan, pro-business, free-trade coalition led by Clinton, Gingrich and Dole...
Although Wilson's measure has won bipartisan praise in California, some people believe the initiative is simply a new way to sound tough on crime in the guise of social compassion. "It's a hollow gesture," says Katherine Spillar, national coordinator for the Fund for the Feminist Majority. "It would be a lot better to put the money into social services and into education for young women and men." Some medical facilities also fear that they will be put in the role of inquisitor, forced to ask girls who seek pregnancy services about the identity of the partner. And Jeannie...
Clinton spoke on issues as varied as the need for bipartisan agreement for a balanced budget, an educational technology initiative, welfare reform, and an enhanced crime bill...
Congressional leaders did manage to reach bipartisan agreement on a $265 billion defense bill, which President Clinton is expected to sign, after vetoing an earlier effort last month. In the new legislation, Congress dropped three provisions the President could not accept: a missile defense system, restrictions on the President's power to commit American troops to United Nations missions and a requirement that he request new funds for any overseas military actions...