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...Reported by Michael Duffy and Tamala M. Edwards with Dole, J.F.O. McAllister and Eric Pooley/Washington
...same-sex marriage, with 11 states enacting such bans and 17 refusing to do so. Last week the issue engaged the campaign's two protagonists. President Clinton announced that if Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act to deny federal recognition to same-sex marriages, co-sponsored by Bob Dole, Clinton would say "I do" and sign it. Presumably the move would show that he is not beholden to the homosexual community. The President chose to make the point just after the U.S. Supreme Court last week struck down a Colorado law nullifying civil-rights protection for homosexuals, a decision...
...endless wrangle over welfare reform, which hit the headlines again last week, children have proved to be a deal breaker. "I can win any argument by saying we need reform of welfare, but not at the cost of kids," says Senator Edward Kennedy, who derailed Bob Dole's welfare proposal by branding it the "home alone" bill because there was no money specifically targeted for child care...
Senator Dan Coats, an Indiana Republican, could not disagree more. Originator of the "charity tax credit" endorsed by Bob Dole last week, Coats believes "federal programs have almost become an excuse for people not to become personally involved." A tax credit that allows people to support local social initiatives, he contends, would keep both donor and recipient accountable. "If you want to know that your money is really going to make a difference," he asks, "would you rather give $1,000 to Habitat for Humanity or to HUD?" Yet one study that Catholic Charities cited in Senate testimony earlier this...
TIME: Regarding the debate over welfare reform and the Wisconsin plan that your husband and Bob Dole have endorsed, do you think it makes sense to force a single mother of a young child to go to work instead of staying home and taking care of the child...