Word: bans
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...rightly would come back to haunt Republicans. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, leader of another state Dole badly needs in November, enjoyed a brief boost up the list. But Ridge, pro-choice, would infuriate conservative Christians. So would New Jersey's pro-choice Governor Christine Todd Whitman, who opposes a ban on partial-birth abortions. Ohio Governor George Voinovich dropped out of the running early...
...laid out when they tried to soften the G.O.P.'s hard-line abortion stance. But a series of leaks and rebukes prompted Dole to dilute his own effort. Likewise a small tantrum by Gingrich was enough to stop Dole from moving toward the center on the assault-weapons ban. His repeated reversals left all sides suspicious of both his convictions and his judgment...
...loving transplants from the West Coast. He's hip to online projects like the Western-based "virtual university," and he has defended the environment more forcefully than the Republican-controlled state legislature. Still, Leavitt is no Al Gore: he supports the state's strict antiabortion law and the recent ban on after-school clubs, imposed to deter gay-student alliances. If Dole wins, look for Leavitt to be offered a Cabinet post, possibly at Interior...
Finally, Toomey said the ban doesn't primarily target the homeless...
Toomey said it is more acceptable for homeless people to scavenge through waste bins during the daylight hours, and he said he is not sure whether the ban will affect daytime pickers...