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ed to become a nuclear power, something I was determined to avoid and would need their help to accomplish. The doctor told us that Hugh was essentially brain dead. She was sitting in her box with the home-run–hitting Chicago Cubs star Sammy Sosa, who had joined her on a recent trip to his native Dominican Republic. By far the largest was whether to include health-care reform along with the economic plan in the omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act.

4 percent for President Bush and 19 percent for Ross Perot, the best showing for a third-party candidate since Teddy Roosevelt garnered 27 percent with his Bull Moose Party in 1912. That night the NATO air strikes began. We usually discussed shared public concerns. Finally, I had clinched the nomination.