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Because of his views, Ridge’s name was often mentioned during the first half of 2000 as a possible vice-presidential running mate for Bush, as a way to make the ticket more attractive to moderates and Democrats.
But after campaigning in 178 congressional districts in 2000, he kept the House under G.O.P. control and earned the fealty of his troops, who often shout, "Coach! Coach!" when he walks into their caucus meetings. Hastert's keen sense of the commonplace favors and bills his members need to survive...
Moderates look to Powell for that. Says a British diplomat: "We view him as someone who will be proved right in the end." But two weeks ago in Moscow, arms-control envoy Bolton implied that Bush wanted the "ranch summit" with Putin in November to constitute a deadline for a...
Condoleezza Rice has a reputation for toughness, and in the first seven months of the Administration she has lived up to it. Originally pegged as a peacemaker between hard-liners and moderates, Rice turned out to be the driving force behind the Administration's early "my-way-or-the-highway...
Rice's unilateralist tone irritates G.O.P. moderates. She froze Russia out for the first three months of the Administration, pushed a tougher public line on China, and questioned both current talks with North Korea and a previous agreement. That approach is worlds apart from the style of Scowcroft and the...