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Clinton and his advisers have been able to make the campaign about the future, and not a referendum on the Clinton record. Morris' well-known policy of "triangulation"--steering between the extremes of the House Republicans and the liberals in Clinton's own party--has had the counterintuitive effect of making Clinton seem like a "conviction politician." In the face of the Republican tirade, Clinton looked strong simply by not backing down. Notes Clinton adviser George Stephanopoulos: "He has managed to speak to the country's desire for coming together, and to stand firm on his principles at the same...
...crisis deepened, Colombians found themselves debating a Samper resignation versus the President's own complex plan for a referendum on his rule and a reopened congressional investigation into his conduct. Samper rejects resignation as "an act of cowardice." In an interview with TIME last week, in which he repeated his denials, the President appeared astonishingly confident and almost cheerful. "What is ultimately important," he said, "is not what people think, but my conscience." As the days went by, however, his strategy for staying the course came under growing pressure. Three of his 15 ministers resigned, as did five ambassadors...
Denying charges that he accepted drug money during his 1994 campaign, President Ernesto Samper Pizano rejected calls to step down and suggested a referendum to let the people decide his fate. Critics denounced the plan as costly and having the potential to incite a civil war. Students and veterans demanded that Samper resign after his ex-campaign manager said the President had known the Cali cartel was funding his election bid with millions of dollars. Former campaign treasurer Santiago Medina fueled their anger by saying Samper personally gave the order to distribute some $400,000 of drug money...
...tobacco control program is funded by a 25 cent tobacco tax which was approved by voters in a 1992 statewide referendum. The Cambridge Department of Health and Hospitals received $113,000 in state funds this year, Andersen said...
While some of his rivals whisper about Dole's age or electability, Gramm challenges Dole head on, blasting him as too willing to compromise on health care, welfare, abortion and tax cuts. As long as the race can be defined as a referendum on red ink, Gramm believes he will profit and Dole will suffer. "It's becoming clear to American voters that if they want a balanced budget, they are going to have to elect a President who is committed to it," he told TIME. Late last week, Gramm struck again: after Bill Clinton announced in his Thursday press...