New York Times: Editorial http://www.nytimes.com/ A synthetic RSS channel, derived from XML text published by The New York Times Company. en-us Copyright 2001 The New York Times Company Fri, 08 Jun 2001 06:50:21 GMT http://backend.userland.com/nyTimesRssRouter dave@userland.com Going for the Gold http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/opinion/08COLL.html The worst thing about a rich-candidate phenomenon is that fear of running into one in some future election diminishes legislators' enthusiasm for campaign finance reform.   By GAIL COLLINS;. A Stern Warning on Warming http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/opinion/08FRI1.html A report reaffirming the threat of global warming provides a compelling reason for the Bush administration to rewrite an unbalanced energy strategy.   The Presidential Tax-Cut Moment http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/opinion/08FRI2.html Lawmakers of all persuasions were predicting that President Bush's tax cut would have to be revised fairly soon just to fix the accounting tricks that disguised its cost.   Mr. Badillo's Fourth Mayoral Race http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/opinion/08FRI3.html While some see Herman Badillo's Republican candidacy for mayor of New York as the autumnal campaign of a perennial candidate, Mr. Badillo's rhetoric still has its bite.   Solving for C http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/opinion/08FRIE.html The world lately has done for the Bush foreign policy what Senator Jim Jeffords did for the Bush domestic policy -- pushed back.   By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN;. A City Hesitates at Political Change http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/opinion/08MEYE.html With the mayoral candidacy of Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles was poised to become home to a new political order in America. But for now, that future is on hold.   By HAROLD MEYERSON;.