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...retrospect, it seems inevitable that Clinton would sign. And not just to take away from Bob Dole one of the few issues the Republican contender had been counting on to gain traction in the campaign. Political strategists figured a veto might cost the President about five points in the polls, but Clinton could endure that with plenty to spare. A veto, however, would have repudiated the entire moderate, New Democrat stance--champion of family values, balanced budgets, more cops on the streets--that Clinton had been cultivating so assiduously since the rout of the Democrats in the 1994 elections...
...that succeed in rural or suburban areas may fail dismally in big cities. Welfare mothers who are easy to place in jobs during prosperous times may be next to impossible to put on payrolls when recession strikes. Some may lose jobs they found earlier and go back on the dole. And some of the many experiments that states have already begun, under waivers of the old law that the Clinton Administration has been granting liberally, may point the way for others. Two of special interest...
...Dole, who talks endlessly about leadership, could have urged his Republican colleagues to think beyond the N.R.A.'s financial clout and act in the public interest. Instead, he made the eccentric proposal to reopen Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House, a suggestion best described as tone-deaf, since it came only hours after the Olympics bombing. "The Senator's view," explained a campaign spokesman, "is that he should address the problem of terrorism in an appropriate forum." Like what? "Like his meeting with President Mubarak." So what happened then? After seeing the Egyptian leader last Thursday, Dole said, "We discussed...
What's going on here? "Since he's no longer in the Senate," says a Dole staff member, "he can avoid tangling with the N.R.A. on this one." His avoidance tactic may be little noted and soon forgotten. Except by the families of those killed by terrorists--and perhaps some other citizens who may conclude in November that those who seek our trust shouldn't enjoy it until they stand...
...more conservative than the GOP as a whole. Delegates are also more often men and Protestant. Some 61 percent of the delegates say they attend church at least once a week, although only 11 percent belong to the Christian Coalition. Asked to assess their candidate, 44 percent said Bob Dole's greatest strength is his experience in Washington. Delegates also liked his stands on economic issues and his age. Dole's greatest weakness? His campaign style was cited by 52 percent, followed by his age and his temper. One surprise for many that see the vice-presidential slot...