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...This will probably add some time to the deliberative process," Sharon Snyder, a Federal Election Commission (FEC) spokeswoman said of a GOP request that federal money be held up until the FEC can rule on questions raised by Sen. Lloyd M. Bentsen's (D.-Tex.) pursuit of the vice-presidency and re-election to the Senate at the same time...
Bentsen's latest campaign report showed him with $3.9 million on hand for his Senate race against GOP challenger Beau Boulter...
Both the Republicans and the Democrats are wooing Southern voters: the GOP Convention is being held in New Orleans, while the Democrats are meeting this week in Atlanta. Bush, a nominal Texan, is stressing his Southern roots, while Dukakis has picked a Southerner, Sen. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas, as his running mate. But the folks down here don't seem impressed...
Another group eager to rain on Dukakis' parade is the Republican party. While Vice President George Bush is fishing somewhere in Wyoming, a GOP "truth squad" has been dispatched to Atlanta. Headed by the Republican's foremost hatchet-man, Kansas Sen. Robert Dole, the squad is eager to dampen the spirits of its Democratic rivals...
...GOP conservatives opposing the pact have used Senate rules, which are designed to protect the minority, to delay a vote on the pact signed Dec. 8 by Reagan and Gorbachev...