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...every four GOP primary participants in this year's elections had never before voted in a Republican contest...
Some old-fashioned class politics may determine the outcome of President Clinton's bill to normalize trade relations with China - which is why he'll depend on the GOP to carry the day. The legislation presented to Congress Wednesday extending permanent normal trading partner status to China, a prerequisite for that nation's entry into the World Trade Organization, is fiercely opposed by U.S. labor but for the most part enthusiastically endorsed by U.S. business. And the fact that the White House is relying on the votes of GOP senators and representatives but having to fight hard...
McCain might receive more votes overall, but Bush will probably win all of the state's 162 delegates. Whatever independent and Democratic support McCain receives, only Republican voters' ballots will count in the race for the GOP's delegates...
...McCain enthusiasts say their candidate is leading a revolution to remove the GOP from its alliance with religious conservatives. The McCain movement, they say, is about broadening the conservative movement...
...early results on Tuesday, appearing to put an end to the suspense and drama (or pseudo-drama) and sentencing us all to an eight-month campaign between the heavily programmed duo. As of 10 p.m. Tuesday night, Bush had beaten McCain in five of the Tuesday's 13 GOP primaries, giving himself a delegate lead of about 397 to 179. Gore was even better, having taken all of the day's primaries in the same period...