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...Tagging along ! on several outings was the highest-ranking thrift regulator in Texas, Linton Bowman, who has not been charged with any wrongdoing. Dixon sought to win political allies with hard cash. He allegedly had Vernon make illegal contributions to the campaigns of such politicians as California Senator Alan Cranston, former House Majority Whip Tony Coelho and former House Speaker Jim Wright, all of whom have been tarnished by other connections to the S&L scandal. None of the campaigns were aware of the illegality of Dixon's contributions...
...plea bargain" Durenberger might strike would have to include his resignation. "What Durenberger did was all calculated, not something he fell into," says one political consultant. "How could the Senate sweep it under the rug?" The rug is already bulging with scandals: ethics investigations are proceeding against Senators Alan Cranston, John McCain, Dennis DeConcini, Donald Riegle and John Glenn for their ties to savings and loan operator Charles Keating; and New York Senator Alfonse D'Amato is under scrutiny for handing out federal housing grants to some campaign contributors...
...ALAN CRANSTON (up for re-election in 1992). The California Democrat is considered not only a lame duck but a dead duck. An aide concedes, "He won by only 3% last time. He's never been a good...
...When you were asked whether the money you contributed to the so-called Keating Five -- Senators Alan Cranston, Dennis DeConcini, Donald Reigle, John Glenn and John McCain -- influenced them to help you, you said, "I certainly hope...
...Surely there's something in it for you. Senator Cranston was able to collect $850,000 over four years from you. Don't you get a little tired of being...