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...DIEGO (AP)--Offering himself as a "bridge to a time of tranquility," Bob Dole accepted the GOP presidential nomination last night vowing to restore heartland values of faith and trust to a White House he called captive to elitists "who never sacrificed, never suffered...
...dramatic Republican convention finale, Dole described himself to 1,990 delegates as the "the most optimistic man in America," and a candidate tested by poverty, war, disability and public service...
...bridge to an America that only the unknowing call myth," Dole said. "Let me be the bridge to a time of tranquility, faith and confidence in action. To those who say it was never so, that America has not been better, I say, you're wrong and I know because I was there. I have seen it. I remember...
...Dole's address was the signature moment of a Republican National Convention that opened with a pointed abortion platform fight but closed in an atmosphere of nervous unity. His vanquished primary foes sat together in a VIP section, and joined Dole and running mate Jack Kemp on the podium at the close of his 57-minute speech...
...boisterous celebration sent Dole into the fall campaign against President Clinton with a jolt of enthusiasm but still as the underdog, an often uneven campaigner against a polished Democratic incumbent at a time of peace and low unemployment...