Article: William Kristol; The Education Secretary's Fired-Up Office Engineer

The door that connects William Kristol's office to that of William J. Bennett swings open without warning, bangs against the wall and admits the secretary of education.

He interrupts Kristol's interview with a reporter to thrust a newspaper clipping at Kristol, barks a two-sentence analysis and leaves.

A few minutes later Bennett bursts through the door again, this time to talk about an upcoming speech. A third visit is made to mumble about a delegation of Florida students in town to protest funding cuts.

So it goes much of the day-Bennett bustling through to the adjoining office to consult with, complain to or question his chief of staff. The give-and-take is constant because Kristol is ...

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