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Daily, “Clinton’s Waffling Reaches New Levels,” May 7, 1996. On capital gains taxes: Republican National Committee news release, “Statement by RNC Chairman Jim Nicholson on the Tax Relief and Balanced Budget Agreement,” July 31, 1997. On the death penalty: New York Times, “Charges of Bias Challenge U.S. Death Penalty,” Raymond Bonner, June 24, 2000; and New York Times, “Clinton Is Urged to Declare a Moratorium on Federal Executions,” Raymond Bonner, November 20, 2000. On new police and three strikes law: Clinton, Between Hope and History, p. 75-81. On rates of the uninsured: the New York Times, “A War on Poverty Subtly Linked to Race,” Jason DeParle and Steven A. Holmes, December 26, 2000. On insurance to illegal immigrants: Time, “Clinton’s Plan: DOA?,” Michael Duffy, February 14, 1994; and the Orlando Sentinel, “Refusing a Helping Hand,” Wendy Zimmerman and Michael Fix, September 20, 1998. Clinton on late-term abortions, San Francisco Chronicle, “Clinton Message on Christian Radio Back to Haunt Him,” Marc Sandalow, October 19, 1996; and the New York Times, “Deal on UN Dues Breaks an Impasse and Draws Critics,” Eric Schmitt, November 16, 1999. On the Land Mine Ban Treaty: Boston Globe, “US Should Sign Treaty Banning Land Mines,” Susannah Sirkin and Gina Coplon-Newfield, August 11, 2000. On the Kyoto agreement: New York Times, “Treaty Talks Fail to Find Consensus in Global Warming,” Andrew Revkin, November 26, 2000. On drilling on federal lands: The Nation, “Teapot Dome, Part 11: The Rush for Alaskan Oil,” Jeffery St. Clair and Alexander Cockburn, April 7, 1997; and The Nation, “Al Gore’s Teapot Dome; Occidental Petroleum Acquires Large Portion of Elk Hills,” Alexander Cockburn, July 17, 2000. On fuel efficiency standards: New York Times, “The Energy Plan: The Standards,” Keith Bradsher, May 18, 2001. On activity on the Kyoto Agreement right before the election: the Guardian, “Sinking Feelings: Climate change is one of the greatest threats to life as we know it,” Paul Brown, October 11, 2000.

Republican support for revising the arsenic standards was reported in the New York Times, “House Demanding Strict Guidelines on Arsenic Levels,” Douglas Jehl, July 28, 2001. Information about the federal funding of faith-based organizations is from die Christian Science Monitor, “War On Poverty Enlists Churches,” Gail Russell Chaddock, June 19,2000.

Sources for policies on overseas funding for abortions are the New York Times, “Bush Acts to Halt Overseas Spending Tied to Abortion,” Frank Bruni and Marc Lacey, January 23, 2001; and the New York Times, “Deal on UN Dues breaks an Impasse and Draws Critics,” Eric Schmitt, November 16, 1999.

Statistics about the availability of abortion doctors come from Planned Parenthood/Family Planning Perspectives, “Factors Hindering Access to Abortion Services,” Stanley K. Henshaw, 27(2), 54-59 & 87.

The tally for passage of the Bankruptcy Reform Bill in the Senate: Vote Summary, Vote Number 36, S.420, passed 3/15/01. YEAS: 83, NAYs: 15, Present: 1, Not Voting: 1 (Barbara Boxer, CA, did not vote).

Information about Clinton’s last-minute executive orders and regulations comes from: Washington Post, “Racing the Clock With New Regulations,” Dan Morgan and Amy Goldstein, January 20, 2001, Washington Post, “Clinton’s Last Regulatory Rush,” Dan Morgan, December 6, 2000; USA Today, “Arsenic Fouls Review of New Rules,” Jonathan Weisman and Mimi Hall, April 20, 2001; Washington Post, “’Midnight Regulations’ Swell Register,” Cindy Skrycki, January 23, 2001; Environmental Protection Agency, “Further Revisions to the Clean Water Act Regulatory Definition of ‘Discharge of Dredged Material,“’ April 17, 2001.

Chapter 11—The People’s Prayer

Anti-abortion politicians who are now in support of stem cell research are discussed in the Washington Post, “Conservative Pressure for Stem Cell Funds Builds; Key Anti-abortionists Join Push for Embryo Research,” Ceci Connolly, July 2, 2001; San Francisco Chronicle, “Stem Cell Debate Creates Odd Alliances; Some Conservatives Break Ranks with the Religious Right,” Marc