What’s Ahead?
Times reporters and editors predict what lies ahead in their areas in the coming year:
Politics
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The White House and Beyond
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More is at stake than the presidency in the elections of 2000. Republicans hold just a five-vote majority in the House of Representatives, and Democrats hope they can reclaim the body they lost to the Republican Revolution led by Newt Gingrich in the 1994. Retaking the Senate is a much more difficult prospect for Democrats, with Republicans holding a 55-to-45 majority. The GOP, of course, hopes to extend its advantage. But even if one party wins both the White House and Congress, many analysts predict, that it’s doubtful either Democrats or Republicans would maintain a commanding majority in the House or Senate. The result? Neither side will be able to bully the other. Getting business done in Washington will call for bipartisanship--something that’s been generally lacking there in recent years.
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