Last fall Bill Clinton tore up his schedule to help elect JOHN STREET mayor of Philadelphia. The President worked the phones, deployed emissaries to get out the vote and made a last-minute visit to Philadelphia for the Democratic candidate, who won by a narrow margin. But Street doesn't seem to be overflowing with gratitude. He has embarrassed the Administration by endorsing a city suit against 14 firearms manufacturers--including Smith & Wesson, which signed an agreement in March to install new safety features in exchange for assurances that the company would be left out of a suit the Federal Government is considering...
Gun Battle
Mayor Street: Pick Up Your Messages
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