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...Right now the bill looks awfully close to being killed," said TIME congressional correspondent John Dickerson. "There are procedural battles, political battles, even parliamentary battles -- precious few of them actually have to do with tobacco itself...
...worked, and Kasich gets another notch on his budget knife. "This is his résumé," says TIME congressional correspondent John Dickerson. "He knows how difficult it is to run for president from the chaotic House, so he needs to develop a track record of being the one true man among the scoundrels -- the keeper of the flame." Kasich's larger problem is with the political and economic tides; with the budget surplus estimated at $34 billion and counting, shrinking the government just doesn't seem as urgent as it used...
...Burned by the embarrassing performance of Dan Burton, Gingrich is opting for California Republican Christopher Cox to head up this latest Clinton inquiry. "He's a guy who's got strong conservative credentials but is not as wild as Burton," says TIME congressional correspondent John Dickerson. "Cox had been tapped last year by Gingrich to watch over Burton on the committee investigating campaign finance. So he's somebody who Gingrich trusts, though he doesn't have the stature of somebody like Henry Hyde, who's seen as a sort of sober, fair-minded judge." Nevertheless, without the unpredictable Burton...
...similar measures are on the way. The message was clear: Clinton cannot be trusted with U.S. security. And the fact that Democrats rolled over for the onslaught shows how just worried they are. "This is a scandal of a different order of magnitude," says TIME congressional correspondent John Dickerson. "Democrats can't respond to this one with the usual accusations of partisanship...
...Michael Krantz. Reported by John F. Dickerson and Bruce van Voorst/Washington