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The media spun this as a setback to Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr (who was seeking notes from Vince Foster's lawyer), giving short shrift to the decision's broader ramifications for old folks.
The NYT 's lead says the Justice Department will again oversee the Teamsters' spending practices--a setback for the union.
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.
The Moors suffered a major setback in 1212 at the battle of Navas de Tolosa in northern Andalusia, but they still clung to the kingdom of Granada and were only finally evicted from there in 1492.
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.