National Journal articles from July 1998

National Journal archives from July 1998

THE ASIAN MELTDOWN--AND THE AMERICAN FALLOUT.
July 25, 1998... Seen from Washington, the crisis in Asia seems an awfully long way off. Yes, people have had it drummed into them that today's global markets are a highly interconnected system; they understand that when sizable economies such as South Korea's...

SECRET SERVICE: WHY WE NEED A (NARROW) PRIVILEGE.
July 25, 1998... The Secret Service stands between the Nation and the calamity of assassination. The court of appeals' refusal to recognize the protective function privilege will undermine the Secret Service's ability to step into the breach and protect the...

The Paper Wars.(includes related articles)
July 25, 1998... PRESIDENT CLINTON AND HIS GOP FOES HAVE MASTERED THE ART OF GETTING THEIR WAY WITHOUT PASSING BILLS. CLINTON IS ISSUING EXECUTIVE ORDERS, WHILE REPUBLICANS ARE GUMMING UP THE BUREAUCRACY WITH ENDLESS INQUIRIES. The talk this summer about a...

Shakeout on the Farm.(farm policy)
July 25, 1998... THE PARTIES ARE SPLIT ON WHETHER MORE AID OR MORE TRADE WILL CURE WHAT AILS U.S. FARMERS. BUT NEITHER APPROACH IS LIKELY TO DO MUCH TO KEEP THE MOST VULNERABLE FROM BEING FORCED OUT. When times are tough on the farm, it's hard for...

A THAW IN DEMOCRATIC RELATIONS.(Democratic Party)
July 25, 1998... As Democrats head into the homestretch of Capitol Hill's partisan season, they are showing unusual harmony within their ranks and in their dealings with President Clinton. Whether the focus is their message for the fall campaign, the money...

TROPICAL STORMS BREWING OVER STATEHOOD.(Puerto Rico)
July 25, 1998... Conservative GOP Sen. Larry E. Craig hails from the spacious realm of Idaho, where the people are few and far between and predominantly Republican. Firmly anti-tax and anti-federal government, he strives, with varied success, to help his...

ADRIFT ON THE DRAWING BOARD.(Navy planning)
July 25, 1998... On July 25, the U.S. Navy commissions its newest and most powerful ship: the thousand-foot-long aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. As home to nearly 6,000 crew members and 80 planes and helicopters, and powered by two nuclear reactors, the...

People.
July 25, 1998... Hill Dwellers The average congressional staffer would probably take it badly if the boss became the only incumbent to be defeated for renomination so far this primary season. But recent events have given P.J. O'Neil a more philosophical...

TINA AND THE TINSELING OF WASHINGTON.(Tina Brown, New Yorker magazine)
July 25, 1998... Other than a catastrophe befalling the president or the Windsor family, no subject stirs the glands of the press quite like editorial upheaval at The New Yorker magazine. We've seen it again in the past few weeks. The sudden abdication of its...

FETAL ABUSE LAWS GAIN FAVOR.
July 25, 1998... On July 1, South Dakota became the first state in the union to require pregnant women who abuse alcohol or drugs to undergo rehabilitation. And the legislation is stiff in other ways: It allows relatives to commit pregnant women to emergency...

A GOLD MEDAL GIG.(sports lobbying by Sagamore Associates)(includes related article on health care reform lobbying)
July 25, 1998... How do you get a dozen wrestlers from Iran to the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York City? Answer: Lobby, lobby, lobby. When the first Iranian grappler competes on July 25 in Madison Square Garden, it will be the culmination of efforts by...

FROM THE K STREET CORRIDOR.
July 25, 1998... Felled by the Asian Flu For six years, Burson-Marsteller enjoyed a lucrative contract with the government of Indonesia. But now Indonesia's lucre has lost its shine, and the giant New York City-based public relations firm's contract has...

VIEWS ON PRESIDENTIAL PERFORMANCE.(Statistical Data Included)
July 25, 1998... Generally Speaking Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president? (Gallup Organization Inc. for CNN-USA Today) 7/98 APPROVE 61% DISAPPROVE 34 NO OPINION 5 ...

LAMAR! NEW, BUT IMPROVED?(presidential candidate Lamar Alexander)
July 25, 1998... Is love better the second time around? As he seeks the Republican presidential nomination in 2000, former Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander certainly hopes so. Alexander never stopped running for the White House after his unsuccessful bid in...

Campaign Circuit.
July 25, 1998... The Iron Lady in Iowa How about Des Moines, Iowa, for the latest in international vacation destinations? That's where former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and magazine publisher Steve Forbes are heading on Aug. 13. The...

FERRARO'S MONEY WOES LEAVE HER VULNERABLE.(Statistical Data Included)
July 25, 1998... This is report card time for Senate and House candidates. Their midyear campaign finance reports to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) provide an opportunity to see who is and who isn't raising enough money to be competitive this fall. The...

Hotline Extra.
July 25, 1998... So Much for Morale Is Michael Kinsley looking for a way out of Slate? Some wonder whether the celebrity editor's failed negotiations with The New Yorker indicate he has had enough of running Microsoft's online adventure. News of...

UP WHERE IT'S TUNE-OUT TIME.(northeast Pennsylvania, lack of interest in election)
July 25, 1998... FACTORYVILLE, PA.--Jim Mahoney, an auto mechanic, says he votes "almost every time," but this year, "I'm just not real interested." The problem is, he says somewhat apologetically, "I haven't been following things too close, to tell you the...

THE GOP'S RISKY PRESCRIPTION.
July 25, 1998... While nobody was paying much attention, the Republican revolution of 1995-96 passed a crucial test in mid-July. The farm bill survived. The farm bill was one of the signal reforms of the 104th Congress. It deregulated agriculture and began...