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...found detonator cords with blasting caps. After McVeigh's arrest, traces of explosives were detected on his clothing and in his car. Prosecutors will argue that McVeigh and Nichols stashed the fertilizer in rented storage facilities, then mixed and assembled their bomb in a park near Nichols' farm. To clinch its case, the prosecution does have one star witness: Michael Fortier, another Army buddy of McVeigh's arrested in connection with the case. Last summer Fortier cut a deal to testify against his friend in return for lesser charges. He says he and McVeigh cased the Murrah building several months...
...only drama in yesterday's Midwestern primaries was whether Senate Majority Leader Robert J. Dole could win Michigan and Wisconsin by wide enough margins to clinch the nomination...
...stake were 67 delegates in Ohio, 59 in Illinois, 57 in Michigan and 36 in Wisconsin--219 in all. Based on preliminary results yesterday, Dole had 951 delegates in The Associated Press count--drawing near the 996 necessary to clinch nomination. Buchanan, by comparison, had but 86 delegates...
...majority leader also was handily beating Buchanan in Louisiana, where Buchanan's caucus victory in February triggered a surge of support for the conservative commentator. Dole predicted Oregon would deliver him a seven-state "Super Tuesday" sweep and leave him with roughly three-quarters of the delegates needed to clinch the nomination...
Dole's victories were lopsided and he clearly hoped Buchanan and Forbes would get the voters' message. Dole had at least 669 of the 996 delegates needed to clinch nomination, and he predicted he would go over the top next Tuesday after primary elections in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin...