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The Times also does the best job of explaining the politics in play right now, noting that 1) Lott is "tiptoeing" between a majority of Republicans who are probably against the treaty but don't want to give the U.S. a diplomatic setback on the one hand, and hard-liners in his party on the other who want to kill the treaty at all domestic and international costs; and 2) Senate Minority Leader Thomas Daschle has to contend with a minority of Democrats who want a vote now so that once defeated, the treaty becomes a viable campaign issue.
You ask if the Celebration's first committed crime was a setback or a victory, and your point is well taken.
The Post lead says the court's rejection of census sampling is a serious setback for the Clinton administration, which had championed it, and a powerful victory for House Republicans, who favor attempting an actual head count instead.
The NYT lead on the fast track fizzle calls it the most severe legislative setback for Clinton since his national health care plan died, and the paper reports that many on Capitol Hill are saying that it marks the beginning of Clinton's lame-duck status.
Despite economic growth and the lowest unemployment in Eastern Europe , the Czech economy has suffered a recent setback.