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...Texas Gov. George W. Bush put himself in a tough position this past February when he sold his political soul to the devil--er, Pat Robertson--in exchange for a comeback victory in South Carolina. It seems to me that the easiest way for him to show people the compassionate part of his "compassionate conservatism" exists, is to choose the right running mate. Insisting on a pro-life running mate just won't work. One name no one seems to raise anymore because of her recent tough re-election battle is New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman. She is everything...
...LaHood (R-Ill.). These are no bleeding-heart liberals: Leahy and Delahunt are former prosecutors, while LaHood is a well-known supporter of the death penalty. The bill's bipartisan support was underscored by the presence at the announcement of the House version of the bill of Illinois Gov. George Ryan, a death penalty supporter, whose state has exonerated 13 men from death row in the last fourteen years. Several of those men were exculpated by DNA evidence, and Illinois has adopted a law providing for widespread DNA testing. Ryan has also prudently (although belatedly) declared a state moratorium...
...atop the statehouse. A much-maligned compromise bill will replace the traditional Southern Cross with a smaller flag to be flown on the grounds of the Capitol - still highly visible, but, proponents of the bill hope, less likely to offend. Although the state House must pass the bill before Gov. Jim Hodges can sign it into law, many feel Wednesday's vote was the beginning of the end in the state's protracted battle over the placement and appropriateness of the Confederate flag...
...they can manage to forget about Elian Gonzalez for a few days, Vice President Al Gore '69 and Texas Gov. George W. Bush should continue to develop their general election advertising strategies, decide the issues that will define their candidacies and consider their options for the vice presidency...
...institution of groundbreaking firearms measures in Maryland and Massachusetts shows that America's gun control lobby is quickly finding itself better served by seeking regulation through the states rather than Congress. In Maryland, the state's legislature approved Gov. Parris Glendenning's bill requiring all new guns sold in the state to have built-in trigger locks. And in a more controversial measure - with larger national ramifications - Massachusetts attorney general Thomas Reilly implemented a three-year-old set of regulations that puts guns under the purview of the state's consumer-products regulatory body. That move follows three years...