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Clinton certainly could win in 1996. Former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, Jack Kemp and former Vice-President Dan Quayle have already stepped out of the presidential ring. Quayle's unwillingness to run probably quieted the hearts of several GOP boosters; the public had all but forgotten Cheney. Kemp, on the other hand, symbolized their rising hero...
Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, one of a handful of Republican governors touted as presidential timber for 1996, announced he'd forgo a run for the GOP nomination. At a Boston press conference, Weld said he'd made the decision in part because he didn't want to become the absentee father of five teenagers. Nor does he wish to be an absentee governor in order to run. Weld's predecessor, Michael Dukakis, was out of the state for months while campaigning as the 1988 Democratic candidate for president. TIME Boston bureau chief Sam Allis says Weld -- a political favorite...
...funds for housing, water projects, President Clinton's national service program, veterans' hospitals, medical supplies, diplomatic programs and technology grants, among others. The panel also rejected Clinton's request for $672 million to finance international peacekeeping efforts. Another subcommittee voted to gut millions proposed for new federal buildings. The GOP also pressed ahead with efforts to reform liability litigation and temporarily ban new government regulations. TIME Washington correspondent Nina Burleigh says many such proposals likely will not clear the less-partisan Senate, where Majority Leader Bob Dole is trying to maintain a moderate image as he runs for president...
House Republicans held a campaign-style rally to celebrate the halfway mark of their 100-day "Contract With America" legislative blitz. Meanwhile, President Clinton and House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt met with reporters to underscore concerns about the potential impact of GOP legislation on poor children. Gephardt said that GOP reform plans would gut the federal school lunch program. At the GOP rally, Speaker Newt Gingrich warned beaming supporters that the going is getting tougher: the remaining "Contract" provisions, which include welfare reform, term limits, tax relief, eliminating affirmative action laws and reforming the legal system, will spark heated congressional...
House Republicans held a campaign-style rally to celebrate the halfway mark of their 100-day "Contract With America" legislative blitz. Meanwhile, President Clinton and House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt met with reporters to underscore concerns about the potential impact of GOP legislation on poor children. Gephardt said that GOP reform plans would gut the federal school lunch program. At the GOP rally, Speaker Newt Gingrich warned beaming supporters that the going is getting tougher: the remaining "Contract" provisions, which include welfare reform, term limits, tax relief, eliminating affirmative action laws and reforming the legal system, will spark heated congressional...