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...between Democrats and Republicans this century." He used this Hegelian dialectic to describe Clinton as the modern ideological synthesizer of traditionally Republican ideas (balancing the budget) and Democratic nostrums (raising the minimum wage). But Clinton is not so much the synthesis as the dialectic itself, veering from a massive top-down national health plan to supporting more incremental advances like the portability of health plans. His foxy hedgehogginess lies in finding the golden mean that appeals to voters...
...result, he says, is that Clark has been able to take a more top-down approach to increasing the level of technology in the classroom that most other schools can. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences, for example, has such a broad scope of courses that it is difficult for the College administration to play a large role in the planning of new applications...
...pragmatic streak behind his firebrand conseravtism. By Tuesday, Carney reports, he had sewn up the GOP vote with the support of Republican moderates. Lott's ascension will mark a trend since the '80s that saw the emergence of a new style of conservative Republicans. "This is a top-down takeover," says Carney. "And there are very few self-styled Republican moderates left." Still, until the November elections, Lott is likely to be Dole's man in the Senate, taking his cues from the Dole campaign on how best to support the Republican candidate. "It won't be until after...
...pragmatic streak behind his firebrand conseravtism. By Tuesday, Carney reports, he had sewn up the GOP vote with the support of Republican moderates. Lott's ascension will mark a trend since the '80s that saw the emergence of a new style of conservative Republicans. "This is a top-down takeover," says Carney. "And there are very few self-styled Republican moderates left." Still, until the November elections, Lott is likely to be Dole's man in the Senate, taking his cues from the Dole campaign on how best to support the Republican candidate. "It won't be until after...
...first job heading a major institution, critics charge that the president has not provided the top-down leadership necessary to ensure that the academic and financial resources he brings to Harvard go to the right places. As a result, they say, he has had trouble implementing his vision for the University...