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That is why the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates has it exactly right in recommending that debates be held with a single moderator. Having failed thus far to close the gap on Clinton, the president may decide that it's in his own best interest to debate Clinton--even without reporters...
...debate about the debate format has itself become a test of a candidate's resolve. Clinton backs the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates proposal for a single moderator, in part because it allows for more give-and- take between principals. Two weeks ago, Bush agreed to two debates before a panel of three journalists and a moderator, seeking to exploit his ability to match wits with reporters while avoiding a single moderator's power to focus on a single issue, like the economy. The Bush camp gave Clinton until last Friday to agree to its terms. The deadline passed. Both...
...could it be?" wonders former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker. "It's another complete reversal of a previous Bush position." In the late '80s, Volcker's bipartisan Commission on the Public Service found the disparity between private sector and government compensation so large that many key federal jobs were either filled by mediocrities or not filled at all. Bush moved quickly to right matters. In his first speech after assuming office, the President told a group of senior employees that "government service is the highest and noblest calling . . . You work hard, you sacrifice, you deserve to be recognized, rewarded...
...Bush camp the only one to voice reservations about Clinton's economic plan. The bipartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has serious objections, especially about Clinton's claim to be able to halve the federal deficit over four years. "The numbers do not add up," says a committee report. Noting that Clinton's plan would over four years produce reductions of about $4 billion in the growth of such entitlement programs as Social Security and Medicare, the committee sees this as a very small drop in a very large bucket. By 1996, notes the group, "entitlement spending is projected...
...bipartisan romance bridges rival campaigns...