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President Clinton wants the leadership of the Democratic party to be split up into two parts, with Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut overseeing policy and South Carolina Democratic party chief Donald Fowler in charge of the daily operations. White House spokesman Mike McCurry said today that an announcement was likely "in a matter of days" if the shared responsibility arrangement can be resolved to Fowler and Dodd's satisfaction. Under the arrangement, Dodd would assume the title of general chairman of the Democratic National Committee and Fowler, chairman. The scheme is similar to one adopted by the Republicans under President...
...leader before returning for a gallbladder operation; he will be joined by newly elected minority whip David Bonior of Michigan and California's Vic Fazio, now the House Democratic caucus chairman. In the Senate, Tom Daschle of South Dakota was voted in as minority leader over Connecticut's Christopher Dodd. On the other side of the aisle, veteran Senate Republican whip Alan Simpson of | Wyoming was edged out by Mississippi's Trent Lott for the party's No. 2 leadership spot, while Kansan Bob Dole was unsurprisingly elected majority leader...
...vote margin. Lott became Senate GOP Whip, unseating veteran Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.), incoming Majority Leader Robert Dole's right-hand man, and giving more conservative Republicans a strong grip on the Senate leadership. In winning thepost of Democratic leader, Daschle edged the more combative Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.), 24-23, suggesting a philosophical mismatch with a hard-line Democratic House minority under Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.), who was re-elected Wednesday...
...Gramm, who's expected to be a Dole rival for the 1996 GOP presidential nomination. "As long as he has to turn over the keys to Lott, it's going to be difficult for (Dole) to leave (D.C.) while he runs for president," she says. As for the Dems: "Dodd was definitely going to put a harder edge on their message." But the more moderate Daschle has a problem on another front: "He's going to have to prove to the Democrats that he's not up there as Bill Clinton's water boy," she says.Post your opinion on theWashingtonbulletin...
...plots its Capitol Hill revolution,the opposition it must contend with is taking shape: South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle today claimed enough votes to prevail in his bid to become Senate minority leader over hopeful Chris Dodd of Connecticut. Daschle said a commitment by Alabama Sen. Howell Heflin gave him the 24th vote needed from a total of 47 Democrats when the vote is tallied Friday. Dodd refused to concede. "We're absolutely in the race," said his spokesman. The impact of a Daschle victory is unclear: Both are centrists, although Dodd has, historically, been more outspoken.In the House...