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THE LONG political odyssey of Bill Clinton seemed to pass a milestone of sorts, as he vacationed here on Martha’s Vineyard with his wife and daughter. The frenzied pace of his first six months in office, to nearly everyone’s surprise, just stopped. Mr. Clinton seemed suddenly to realize that the nation and the world could get along for days, even weeks at a time without any action by him, and, perhaps even more surprisingly, without any comment from him. He shut down and shut up.

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Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts

THE LONG political odyssey of Bill Clinton seemed to pass a milestone of sorts, as he vacationed here on Martha’s Vineyard with his wife and daughter. The frenzied pace of his first six months in office, to nearly everyone’s surprise, just stopped. Mr. Clinton seemed suddenly to realize that the nation and the world could get along for days, even weeks at a time without any action by him, and, perhaps even more surprisingly, without any comment from him. He shut down and shut up.