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Bush's closest competitor on a national scale, Arizona senator John R. McCain, has largely ignored the caucus, and has been relegated to the third tier of candidates along with Alan L. Keyes '72 and Gary Bauer, who have four percent of voters' support between them. McCain's decision not to support ethanol subsidies, which Iowa farmers rely on, has made him unpopular in the state, though the candidate claims the subsidy is unnecessarily protectionist. Bypassing Iowa has allowed McCain to spend his time and money in New Hampshire, where most polls show him tied with Bush...
...year Dick Gephardt won the Democratic contest, while Michael Dukakis finished third. It's possible, of course, that front runners Bush and Gore could both win Iowa and lose New Hampshire, then go on to win their nominations. But if that happens, it will be thanks to South Carolina, Arizona, California or Texas voters--not to what happened in Iowa...
After fighting hard for South Carolina, McCain gets to return home. But he faces a strong challenge from Bush, who has Arizona's Governor on his side and is running dead even. If Bush can come in a close second or even win, he will have embarrassed McCain at home. Michigan Governor John Engler, an F.O.W. (Friend of W.), has promised he will deliver his state to Bush. McCain has just begun to campaign here, yet polls show him cutting Bush's lead from 64 points to 25 in just one month. Independent voters, who can vote in the Michigan...
...McCain," add Carney, "it plays into his whole thing of billing himself as a fresh alternative." Perhaps more important for McCain, it may help insulate him from his recent FCC mini-scandal. The Arizona senator, who has staked his campaign on campaign finance reform, has been red in the face since allegations surfaced that he'd tried to sway federal regulators in favor of a cable company that contributed to his campaign. The irony in all this is that the Democratic race - which had been billed as a party-defining ideological war - has been bereft of much drama. While Keyes...
While the areas are already federal lands, Clinton's pronouncement will help keep them pristine by banning activities such as mining and logging that are commonly allowed on government property throughout the West. The news was met with glee from the environmental nonprofit sector, and with fierce grumbling from Arizona's anti-establishment ranching and mining contingent. Eager to supplement his list of environmental accomplishments, the President used Teddy Roosevelt's 1906 Antiquities Act to create the monuments - a move that enabled him to bypass Congress and a potentially messy battle with Republicans eager to protect ranching and mining interests...