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...getting this done, is getting that done in the Senate. He has been good at working the floor and knowing the crucial moment to act in order to get things done, but he has to make sure that he doesn't get blindsided by the fairly independent, free-thinking GOP freshmen in the House." Or by Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, whose clever maneuvering in recent has sidetracked votes on several key issues, denying Dole the legislative victories he needs. With his campaign facing a severe budget crunch Dole's best option is still to make his case...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The GOP's internal debate over abortion heated up when California Governor Pete Wilson said Monday that he would work with New York and New Jersey governors to remove the anti-abortion plank from the party's platform at the Republican national convention. The words put Bob Dole's California campaign manager at odds with the GOP nominee. Dole has said he has no intention of changing the Republican platform in regards to abortion. Wilson dropped this political bomb on the putative nominee during a Washington visit to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on affirmative action...
...transfers because of the Bosnians' desperate military situation. "President Clinton's policy of virtually inviting Iran into Europe could have disastrous results for America," said Gingrich. "The president undertook this reckless policy hastily and then kept it secret from Congress, the American people and our European allies." While the GOP will try to get as much political mileage as possible out of the inquiry, TIME's James Carney says it's not likely to be a major issue in the fall. "This is an issue that Senator Dole will try to exploit. But foreign policy will probably...
...transfers because of the Bosnians' desperate military situation. "President Clinton's policy of virtually inviting Iran into Europe could have disastrous results for America," said Gingrich. "The president undertook this reckless policy hastily and then kept it secret from Congress, the American people and our European allies." While the GOP will try to get as much political mileage as possible out of the inquiry, TIME's James Carney says it's not likely to be a major issue in the fall. "This is an issue that Senator Dole will try to exploit. But foreign policy will probably...
Republicans, interested in scrapping the program altogether, have taken the offensive, attacking the DOE's ability to manage such a program effectively. The GOP points to what it sees as a recent failure by the DOE in distributing and processing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA...