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It has been speculated that Roberts, a University attorney, may be a contender for the post, but Roberts said yesterday that he will not be a candidate.
Yet to the extent that Clinton suffers attrition in New Hampshire, Tsongas stands to benefit far more than Kerrey, Harkin or former Governor Jerry Brown of California. Since mid-January, as the others floundered, Tsongas has become Clinton's main challenger in the first primary. Favorable news coverage and his...
These shows are increasingly the forum of choice for headlinemakers. Democratic presidential contender Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary went on 60 Minutes to respond to charges of marital infidelity -- breaking their plans to appear on other news interview shows in order to ensure a bigger audience. Patricia Bowman, the...
Twelve years ago -- back in those innocent days when candidate Ronald Reagan was pledging to balance the budget by cutting taxes, and first-time presidential contender George Bush was crowing that he was "up for the '80s" -- former Treasury Secretary John Connally embarked on a bold strategy in his quest...
Judging from tough-guy rhetoric alone, it might appear that America is spoiling for a fight and, with the Soviet Union on the dustheap of history, Japan is the only serious adversary around. But the spate of Japan baiting mostly follows Teddy Roosevelt's maxim in reverse: loud talk and...