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...appeared to sweep in and hijack the budget negotiations two weeks ago. But Hastert gruffly dismisses such talk, and last week he was acting very much like a man in charge. While partisans burned with each Florida ballot count, Hastert quietly phoned Democratic whip David Bonior and laid the groundwork for what he hopes will be a functional coalition Congress. He also spoke on the phone to minority leader Dick Gephardt for the first time in months and promised to work on their fractious relationship...
...June summit has clearly laid an initial groundwork for peace on the Korean peninsula, but much remains to be done...
...October presidential debates are looming, and in the Bush and Gore camps the already frenzied preparations have reached a fever pitch. All this is to be expected - after all, the debates represent a critical opportunity to win over wavering voters - but this fall, the tenor of the groundwork has changed. Instead of facing one another three times over the familiar lecterns, checked by traditional time limits and rebuttal constraints, the candidates will be challenged by three different formats, where they'll endeavor to showcase their respective strengths - and cloak their weaknesses...
...point out that our military has been overextended, taken for granted, and neglected - that is no criticism of the military," said Cheney, ascribing all recent military successes to the groundwork of Reagan and George Bush Sr. "That is a criticism of a president and a vice president, and the record they have built together." He even came with what Regis Philbin likes to call a lifeline, directing reporters to call Colin Powell if they didn't believe Cheney. (Said a non-strident Powell: "I agree with his view...
TIME: But didn't his compromise on taxes help set groundwork for the recovery...