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...every maneuver seemed to cause new pain. His policy advisers finally crafted a fiscal program incorporating his ideas about reducing the federal deficit. It contained such an austere mix of spending cuts and tax increases that Perot realized it would be hazardous to his political health to adopt it. If I do the right thing, he complained, I lose. "Do I change my position...
Both Brown and former Sen. Paul E. Tsongas also spoke on Wednesday in well-received addresses. Brown's speech largely ignored Clinton and called for sweeping government reform. Tsongas supported Clinton but urged Democrats to adopt a more moderate fiscal policy...
...they stand divided. One Navy ensign has little sympathy. "A lot of women," he says, "bring it on themselves." Air Force Sergeant Bradley Ahrensfield, on the other hand, says there is "no excuse" for such behavior. Officially at least, every man in the Navy better adopt that attitude if he wants to keep...
...attempting to channel the energies of the petition workers elsewhere. In many regions Perot's paid staff members are trying to set up in 100 days the kind of support network that has been in place for the major parties for years. One idea: enlist volunteers in an adopt-a-voter program, in which each draws up a list of 25 other potential Perot supporters, ensures that they are registered and monitors the level of their enthusiasm right up to Election Day. Although Perot has criticized both parties for kowtowing to special interests, his campaign has a "coalitions" section that...
...content to all the law-and-order rhetoric. Ross may have gone too far, but he's on the right track." Which means Perot might consider saying what he says he never said, and this time more precisely. Or it means that Clinton or Bush might be wise to adopt Lane's program before Perot catches...