Stop the spinning and the Clinton spin cycle
Leonard Pitts argues that Bill Clinton lost moral authority and leadership by lying and clinging to legal tricks. He contrasts Clinton’s failure to embody national ideals with past leaders like Kennedy Roosevelt and Reagan, and notes personal lapses in a humorous lunch anecdote to highlight broader accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Senate
Tom Daschie
House
Richard Gephardt
Clinton
Lewinsky
John Kennedy
Franklin Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
White House
Russia remains a leverage point not a lost cause
Michael McFaul argues against retreat from Russia, warning that renewed reform is possible and Western help should focus on micro reforms and democracy promotion. He urges IMF suspension until credible anti crisis plans emerge, expanded small business, market institutions, and civil society programs. He notes Russia’s political restraint so far and the need for sustained Western involvement.
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U.S
Russia
Clinton
Yeltsin
IMF
United States
Moscow
Iraq
Iran
Libya
Kosovo
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Primakov
West
Washington
Ferraro's defeat does not halt rise of women in politics
The piece notes Ferraro's Senate primary loss amid growing female participation in politics. It cites increases from 22 to 54 women in the House and from two to nine in the Senate over 14 years, with Dick Cheney era context and calls for more women candidates. It argues Ferraro's loss reflects race dynamics, fundraising gaps, and timing, not a stall in progress.
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Geraldine Ferraro
Senate
House
Walter
Linda Smith
Capitol Hill
Ms. Ferraro
Mr Mondale
Charles Schumer
Congress
On This Day in History and Births
On Sept 23 1998 the calendar marks fall. It notes historical events from 1846 Neptune discovery and 1952 Nixon reply, Eisenhowers 1957 Little Rock desegregation, plus birthdays of Caesar Woodhull Lippman Rooney Coltrane Charles Iglesias Springsteen. It lists Steve Carlton’s 300th win and a Walter Lippmann quote.
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Johann Gottfried Galia
Neptune
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Ark
Augustus
Caesar
Victoria Woodhull
Walter Lippman
Mickey Rooney
John Coltrane
Ray Charles
Julio Iglesias
Bruce Springsteen
Steve Carlton
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Walter Lippmann
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Leonard Pitts
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Eonard Pitts JR
Michael McFaul
Washington Post
Communist Party of the
Russian Federation
Stanford University
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Ferraro
Mr. Schumer
Gerry Ferraro
Garry Trudeau
Ourokin
Kristol
Postpern
Dar
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