Washington Watch Articles From 2000
SUPPORT FOR LEBANON
There is a determined effort underway to garner US. Support for Lebanon in the aftermath of Israel’s withdrawal from the south of Lebanon.
ABRAHAM UNDER ATTACK
Michigan's Republican Senator Spencer Abraham, the only Arab American in the U.S. Senate, is fighting for his political life. First elected in 1994, Abraham's reelection bid this November is being hotly contested and closely watched.
THE PARTISAN OIL WARS
OPEC may very well decide to increase oil production at its March 27 meeting, but it will be months before the political repercussions of increased gas prices die down.
BUSH, MCCAIN AND THE REPUBLICAN DEBATE
Since 1992, Republican candidates for the presidency have been caught in a vise between the religious right and the Reform Party. This could be their year to escape.