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...TIME/CNN poll of 1,900 registered Republicans last weekend suggests that Bob Dole's GOP support has been moving up just as Colin Powell's was dropping. Asked to choose among Powell and all declared Republican candidates, 32 percent of GOP voters backed Dole, up from 25 percent since a similar poll in late September. Powell's GOP support was 24 percent, down from 29 percent in September...
Without the GOP's resources, Powell would not be viewed as a serious candidate. Unlike Ross Perot, he is not independently wealthy and cannot afford to raise the issues in the same way. If the staff truly wants him to bring his point of view into the current political debate, they should encourage him to seek the resources that will allow...
...agreement about whether to temporarily extend the federal government's debt in the absence of a budget. The issue of "linkage," once a term of art in the State Department, is now the hot button on the budget. Even as the House and Senate prepare to reconcile their respective GOP-proposed budget bills, President Clinton is threatening to veto the result. Gingrich nevertheless sounded an optimistic note after the meeting with the President. "We discussed budget issues in general terms," said the Speaker, "and that was very helpful." But there was no agreement. TIME White House Correspondent James Carney reports...
...Republicans, have a plan for everyone. Now, if you are poor, you probably think that we don't care about you too much. You probably associate us with wealthy investors and big business. And sure, the GOP spends a lot of time advocating capital gains tax cuts, deregulation and a return to a smaller, less interventionist government. But we also have a variety of schemes for you--the poor Americans...
Harvard Republican Club President Jay Dickerson '98 said if the GOP's concessions were necessary to get the bill passed, he supports it. But he said Congress must continue downsizing government...