Word: gop
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...foot in his mouth, especially when he speaks to a tepid or hostile audience," she says. "The campaign might have calculated that Dole has more to lose by addressing the convention, and potentially saying something offensive." Dole did offer, unsuccessfully, to have former HUD Secretary Jack Kemp, the GOP's highest-profile progressive, speak instead. -- Lamia Abu-Haidar
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Maybe it's time to give up on Colin Powell. Just to make it clear to those who missed his drift last fall, the presumptive "dream candidate" and declared Republican has now ruled out campaigning for any GOP presidential candidate in 1996. Dole has publicly talked of looking forward to taking Powell along on the stump, but he is apparently out of luck. "I am practicing my own politics privately," Powell told AP Network News on Monday. The general added that he did not feel comfortable telling people how to vote. He did not rule out participating...
...critical for Dole to capture as much of the Reagan mystique as possible. "Reagan represents getting people together," says Seamen. "That is something Republicans have lost control of since 1992. When Reagan last spoke publicly at the 1992 convention, he was inclusive, avuncular and belied the image of the GOP as nasty, exclusive and self-interested." Seaman says that for Dole to have a fighting chance in November, he must open up the Republican party, something he is already trying to do with the abortion issue by supporting tolerance and suggesting he would chose a running mate who does...
...Filegate" incident, Attorney General Janet Reno said she will ask a special three-judge court to give Whitewater special prosecutor Kenneth Starr the authority to oversee that probe. White House press secretary Mike McCurry said the Administration would welcome an outside investigation, and hoped that it would "shut up" GOP critics. Reno's decision to assign an independent prosecutor will deflect GOP allegations that the White House is influencing the investigation, says TIME's Jay Carney. In addition, Starr, Reno's original choice for the job, seems to be the most logical choice, because it was his Travelgate inquiry which...
...Filegate" incident, Attorney General Janet Reno said she will ask a special three-judge court to give Whitewater special prosecutor Kenneth Starr the authority to oversee that probe. White House press secretary Mike McCurry said the Administration would welcome an outside investigation, and hoped that it would "shut up" GOP critics. Reno's decision to assign an independent prosecutor will deflect GOP allegations that the White House is influencing the investigation, says TIME's Jay Carney. In addition, Starr, Reno's original choice for the job, seems to be the most logical choice, because it was his Travelgate inquiry which...