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Henry Luce wanted TIME to convey the history of our times through the fascinating characters who make it. The very different personalities and foibles of Nixon, Ford, Clinton and Lewinsky (as well as the insightful look at George W. Bush by Jay Carney and John Dickerson) are all part of that mix this week...
...Alexander, announced his candidacy for the presidency on Tuesday and nobody noticed. A never-elected former GOP Cabinet official, Elizabeth Dole, announced the formation of an exploratory committee on Wednesday and became the subject of instant headlines. "This is one of those remarkable things," says TIME Washington correspondent Jay Carney. "Even with less of a record than George W. Bush, Dole is doing well in the polls...
Elizabeth Dole, of course, is the beneficiary of a famous name and of America's passion with gender politics. "The GOP would like nothing better than to be the first party to put a woman in the presidency -- or vice presidency," says Carney. But therein lies a problem for the party. Though Dole really wants to be president, she is currently in solid second place behind Bush and could eventually be amenable to the second spot on the ticket. Both Bush and Dole are moderates, though. "If it begins to look as if establishment candidates have a solid lock...
...discuss matters of state. Officially on the table were issues such as Social Security, tax reform and defense matters. But what was really on everyone?s mind was whether the participants could actually bear to be in each other?s presence. ?The amazing revelation,? says TIME congressional correspondent Jay Carney, ?was how everyone managed to stay on their best behavior and how everyone expressed a willingness to get things done...
...polite window dressing? No, says Carney: The Republicans came to the session with ?a level of honesty because they have only a slim majority in the new Congress.? GOP leaders know they are in no position to take bold steps and that they cannot afford to get into a major confrontation with the President or his party at this time. For the Democrats at the session, the major objective was to take measure of new House Speaker Dennis Hastert. By all accounts, says Carney, the impression he made was one of ?graciousness and non-confrontation.? Both sides seemed to come...