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...mate Kemp and consultants John Sears and Ken Kachigian, plus Merksamer. On Oct. 12, the candidate finally signed on during a long meeting at his Washington headquarters. By the time of his debate with Clinton the following Wednesday night, Dole was salting his remarks with references to California's hot-button issues: affirmative action, illegal immigration and defense-spending cuts...
...ethics issues. The audience, screened by the Gallup organization to keep out hard-core Dole and Clinton supporters, was selected from registered San Diego County voters who say they are still undecided. What the candidates can expect to hear from them are concerns important to California voters, especially three hot-button issues: Proposition 209, a proposal to repeal affirmative action, Proposition 215, which would to allow medical uses of marijuana and the recently-enacted welfare reform bill, a vital issue in a state that contains about 40 percent of the country's immigrants. -->