Washington Watch Articles From 1997
SMEAR CAMPAIGNS MAR TODAY’S POLITICS
The story alleging that the Clinton Administration sold burial plots in Arlington National Cemetery surfaced, gained national prominence and was proven false last week.
ALBRIGHT’S FIRST MIDDLE EAST TRIP
On Tuesday night, in the midst of U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s visit to the Middle East, I had the opportunity to speak to President Bill Clinton about her trip and its chance for success.
REPUBLICANS CONTINUE RIGHTWARD DRIFT
In the midst of a summer recess, Washington is fairly quiet. But politics continues in the rest of the country with politicians travelling domestically and internationally and launching initiatives that they hope will set the tone and agenda for the fall and winter policy debates.