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Comments made by senators in breaks from yesterday's continuous palavering suggest that the fast track proposal is, in the words of the NYT , "foundering," with a number of Senate Republicans bucking their leadership to complain that the House managers are entitled to more time to make their case against President Clinton.
Slate is obviously a product of our foundering educational system: It does not know or care about the law or what is right and wrong.
The papers also report that censure is fading fast, foundering on a combination of strict constitutional readings and disputes about precise wording.
What if a foundering political campaign were the wacky premise for a failing TV show!
The warning on Spanish maps unfortunately did little to stop ships from running aground or foundering on the treacherous shoals; even today treasure lost centuries ago is still being discovered and salvaged.