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...Clinton. On Tuesday House Republicans suddenly revived Clinton's bid for fast-track powers to negotiate trade agreements; Wednesday saw them defer a vote on IMF funding until September. "Republicans are delaying the IMF vote to build up their leverage in September's budget fight," says TIME correspondent Jay Carney. "By introducing fast-track at the same time, they're trying to soften corporate criticism of their IMF stand by supporting pro-business legislation -- and making the Democrats squirm by reviving their most divisive issue...
...Reported by Jay Branegan, James Carney, John F. Dickerson and Karen Tumulty/Washington
...Reported by Margaret Carlson, James Carney, Michael Duffy, Karen Tumulty and Michael Weisskopf/Washington
...Reported by James Carney, Elaine Shannon, Karen Tumulty and Michael Weisskopf/Washington
...would expect any show to arrive without a heritage, and those involved with Seinfeld have always acknowledged its debt to earlier series. Seinfeld has said that the show emulates Abbott and Costello, for example. And Michael Richards' portrayal of Kramer is a frank homage to The Honeymooners' Art Carney. But Seinfeld's fans have always been rather smug when they declare that the show is "about nothing" and that its prime directive is "No hugging. No learning." The idea seems to be that to find humor in trivia and to avoid sentiment is very happening, now, today...