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...believe they'd get much mileage out of the fact that Dole currently lives at the Watergate complex in Washington, not North Carolina. In addition to her regular visits with Mom, Dole has been a frequent speaker at state Republican Party conventions and has campaigned regularly for GOP candidates there. "She's considered a North Carolinian who's been on duty in Washington for a long time," says Bill Cobey, chair of the North Carolina Republican Party...
...Republicans in Washington dearly hope Liddy Dole would have the charm to hold a seat they can't afford to lose. The GOP, of course, wants to take back the Senate, which it lost last May when Vermont Sen. Jim Jeffords defected to the Democrats. But that may become an uphill battle: The numbers in the 2002 election seem to favor the Democrats putting some padding on their one-vote lead in the Senate. Twenty seats now held by Republicans are up for grabs, while the Democrats have only 14 seats at stake...
...Republicans are praying that 98-year-old Strom Thurmond hangs on until his term ends next year, when South Carolina Congressman Lindsey Graham, who's said he'll run for Thurmond's seat, stands a good chance of keeping it in the GOP column. If Thurmond leaves before his term?s up, South Carolina's Democratic governor would almost surely name someone from his party to fill the vacancy, giving Democrats a leg up in that race. What's more, Republican senators tell me at least three other GOP incumbents - Fred Thompson of Tennessee, Pete Domenici of New Mexico...
...pitch like his may soon be on its way to a classroom near you. So- called abstinence-only-until-marriage education was born of a little-noticed provision of the 1996 GOP welfare-reform legislation that set aside $50 million over five years for states that exhort kids to save sex until marriage. To snap up the funds, schools and community groups must agree to teach of the "harmful psychological and physical effects" of intercourse and only mention contraception in the context of its shortcomings...
...Which brings us back to New York, where GOP Gov. (and former Bush veep hopeful) George Pataki wants us all to "work together" to beat the heat - with suspiciously economy-stimulating activities. "Go to a movie, go to the mall," Pataki urged (leaving "hit the beach for free" for last). "Just don?t go home and turn on the air conditioner." If you must use an air conditioner, he said, at least buy a Brand New One from your local appliance store - the state?ll give you $75 if it?s energy-efficient...