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In June, Starr finally got into a little hot water. We organized an exhaustive effort led by John Koskinen to make sure all government systems were ready for the new millennium and to help the private sector make the adjustment. President Bush, in his convention speech, had accused me of raising taxes 128 times in Arkansas and enjoying it every time. The mayor of Ho Chi Minh City, Vo Viet Thanh, sounded like every good aggressive American mayor I knew.

If I was happy, they would say I was gloating and acting as if I’d gotten away with something. Two days later Warren Christopher and our Middle East envoy, Dennis Ross, secured an agreement among Is What I couldn’t believe was that theNew York Times, theWashington Post, and others in the media I had always resp econd-lowest state and local tax burden in the country: “The difference between Arkansas and the Unite