Politico’s Washington Coup    Photograph by Gasper Tringale. From left, Politico executive editor Jim VandeHei, editor in chief John Harris, publisher Robert Allbritton, and chief White House correspondent Mike Allen at Politico’s offices. Photograph by Gasper Tringale.
 

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 The first 100 days: A political fantasy It could all have been so different: Hillary Clinton believed she was waltzing to the White House; so did John McCain. David Usborne indulges in a little harmless what-might-have-been  Saturday, 25 April 2009
MONTAGE: ISIDORA O'NEILL  President Hillary Clinton Of this she can be certain: she has had a smoother first few months than her husband Bill managed back in 1992. True, there have been moments of difficulty, not least in March when she seemed to be on the brink of attacking Iran. And managing the West Wing tensions between the first husband and Vice-President Obama has not been easy. But even the harshest critics of Hillary Clinton will acknowledge that, on some levels, she has exceeded expectations. Above all, the Clinton-Obama White House has displayed an uncommon degree of focus and discipline. If the inaugural ball dress was a humiliating disaster, it has mostly been uphill since then. Above all, she has resisted the temptation to tackle too many things too soon (remember how Bill got distracted by the "gays in the military" fracas, not to mention Hillary's own doomed attempt to craft universal healthcare?) This President Clinton has been methodical, so far concentrating solely on foreign crises and the economy. Related articles More Americas News The biggest surprise, perhaps, has been her success in winning at least a degree of bilateral support for her emergency economic measures on Capitol Hill. It seems there are some Republican gentlemen who have a soft spot for Mrs Clinton, whatever the likes of Fox News and some of their constituents hiss about her. Thus, her fiscal stimulus programme sped through Congress. At $960bn, it contained far more infrastructure spending than even Mr Obama was…

 Conservatives emboldened by moves in New York election"The rebellion that drove a moderate Republican off the ballot in a special House election today is sending a clear message to the party leadership and its candidates: Ignore the conservative grass roots at your peril."