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...children were killed. After the woman was shot to death, her assailants cut open her abdomen with a pair of scissors and pulled out her 8 1/2 month fetus, which survived. "Gingrich appears to have something approaching political Tourette's syndrome," says Washington correspondent John Dickerson. "The list of things he's said and had to apologize for is proving that point. People expected that once he moved from the back bench into the daily spotlight that he would be able to exorcise that tendency, but it may take a little longer than people thought. He is giving his political...
Aides to Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter say that he will announce Wednesday that he is dropping his bid for the presidency. "In addition to not being able to raise money, there was no indication that his message was catching on wih Republican voters," says TIME's John Dickerson. "His impact on the campaign has been negligible. To the extent that he forced people to talk about abortion, he gave voice to those Republicans who didn't want to see the government messing around the bedroom. But even if he had unlimited resources, Specter would not have been a contender...
...delegates with his fiery calls for cultural renewal. Barely crossing the finish line were publishing magnate Steve Forbes(18 votes), California Congressman Bob Dornan (13), and in last place, Senator Richard Lugar (5). Senator Arlen Specter was disqualified because he did not attend the straw poll. TIME's John Dickerson reports that now that Colin Powell has declined to run, some big Republican contributors with money to spend will place their bets according to the Florida results. Since Dole did not land a knock-out punch, he heads for Iowa and New Hampshire still dogged by Gramm...
...delegates with his fiery calls for cultural renewal. Barely crossing the finish line were publishing magnate Steve Forbes(18 votes), California Congressman Bob Dornan (13), and in last place, Senator Richard Lugar (5). Senator Arlen Specter was disqualified because he did not attend the straw poll. TIME's John Dickerson reports that now that Colin Powell has declined to run, some big Republican contributors with money to spend will place their bets according to the Florida results. Since Dole did not land a knock-out punch, he heads for Iowa and New Hampshire still dogged by Gramm...
...With reporting by Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and John F. Dickerson/ Washington