Article: Loops of Power Snarl in Clinton White House; Mistakes and Confusion Seem to Be a Way of Life

White House Chief of Staff Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty was defending the Clinton White House once again last week, saying that its sometimes "uneven" performance "is not unusual in the first year."

But this is Year Two. And there is little to suggest that the wild ride the nation took with Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton in 1993 was a function of first year settling-in. It appears to be a way of life.

Despite endless efforts to tighten the reins and even out the ride, the Clinton White House continues its breathtaking lurches. It remains a place constantly reinventing itself with new people learning their jobs and three sets of hands at the helm - the president's, the First Lady's and ...

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