Dick cuts a deal. (Devil In The Details).(Rep. Richard Gephardt)(Brief Article)

However much Richard Gephardt may have helped his presidential prospects by negotiating "compromise" language with the White House on its Iraqi war resolution, he sure didn't scoot to the head of the line as our favorite candidate for secretary of state (or any other position that requires a modicum of bargaining smarts).

Under pressure from fellow Republicans, the administration had already agreed to scale back the scope of its resolution such that it authorized military action only against Iraq rather than the entire Middle East. Gephardt's signal contribution, it ...

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