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Nationally, there are a record 70 women running for Congressional seats this year--among them 24 running for re-election. Among the record 85 women running for statewide office, eight are gubernatorial candidates, with Richards and Dianne Feinstein of California waging serious and costly campaigns in two of the most politically important states...
...Feinstein, former mayor of San Fransisco, is"tough" in her support of the death penalty, whileremaining "caring" on more social issues, sayingat times that "California can use a littlemothering." She is strongly pro-choice and isliberal on environmental and education policies.And now she's in a neck-and-neck race for thefinish...
...Feinstein is not the only candidate who has attimes played up the so-called "advantages" ofbeing a woman. Others--Murphy and Richards amongthem--have stressed their "different voice," in aneffort to project change and compassion to thevoters...
...California, where Feinstein has had to relyon over $3 million of husband Richard Blum's moneyto finance her gubernatorial bid, the ratio lookssimilar. looks similar...
...million this year and that its symbolism will help New Yorkers accept cuts in city services. "We have no choice but to make our local government fit the size of our local economy," he said. "We must all bear our share of the pain." Local Teamsters president Barry Feinstein suspects less noble motives. He says the mayor, facing delicate contract talks with his organization and another major municipal labor union, is simply trying "to make a case that there is no money available for a wage increase...