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 | | "The ethics issues, the clearances, the FBI, the congressional confirmation are all very, very difficult, and it takes three months to clear the average nominee," Gray said. |
 | | "There is no reason both candidates can't continue privately with their planning," said John Frontier, who heads the American Enterprise Institute's Transition to Governing Project. |
 | | If the legal wrangling drags on for an extended period, Frontier said, President Clinton could "step up and say here's help for both sides, and allow the FBI to begin the background checks. |
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