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"I'd like a list of bases that you want to close and can close," Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Barry Goldwater solemnly told Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger. "I don't need them this afternoon, but maybe tomorrow morning would be time enough." As Goldwater's hearing room rocked with...
The most closely watched national figure was Vice President Bush, who has been conducting a highly visible courtship of conservative support in an attempt to deny it to longtime Movement Hero Jack Kemp. The first tangible evidence that Bush's strategy may be paying off emerged Saturday, when the results...
While the reform plan of Boren-Goldwater is far from complete, the amendment is the only piece of viable campaign reform legislation introduced in this session of Congress. The bill will remove some, but not nearly all, of the hurdles a challenger faces and lessen the extent to which incumbents...
Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) spent $16.5 million on his latest campaign; such political extravagance will not be possible in an era of Boren-Goldwater. It is hardly practical to refuse PAC donations considering the high cost of a campaign. Legislators who rely solely on individual contributions are a dying...
The strength of the Boren-Goldwater amendment is its potential to humiliate members who vote against it. No one wants to vote against good government. Campaign reform has come up four times since 1979, yet not one vote has been taken on the issue. The fact that this bill may...