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Granted, hearing Gore and Bush talk about campaign finance is a bit like hearing Microsoft extol the virtues of antitrust law. Gore's campaign has been hounded by a Justice Department investigation for 1996 fundraising practices. Recently, Maria Hsia, a Democratic fund-raiser, was indicted for her role in the now-infamous Buddhist Temple incident. Meanwhile, Bush's campaign gained notoriety for the millions it raised from wealthy donors. Bush's recent campaign finance proposal would allow still candidates to fundraise from these very same donors, and Bush's large tax breaks for higher-income Americans would ensure that these...
...MARIA HSIA Gore ally found guilty. Get ready for an autumn of Buddhist temple...
...Maria Hsia sat stoically as a Washington jury convicted her on five counts of illegal fund-raising Thursday; it's not hard to imagine Al Gore cringing at the news of the verdict. With the economy in good shape, the Cold War a distant memory and impeachment hearings a not-so-distant one, candidate character consistently ranks near the top of voter opinion polls in this year's presidential race. And Gore's connection to the Clinton-Gore Asian fund-raising muddle is one of his most prominent pressure points. While prosecutors argued that Hsia, the California immigration consultant...
...time to get beyond the small fry," said Republican National Chairman Jim Nicholson in a statement that immediately followed the verdict "and take on the major players like Al Gore." A videotape of Gore's appearance at the Buddhist temple, which has heretofore been embargoed by prosecutors in the Hsia case, is certain to become perennial GOP fodder as the presidential race turns from intra-party rivalry to a battle of the giants...
...just how large a character issue the Hsia conviction will become may depend on the outcome of the Republican race. "If the nominee is John McCain, it's one scenario," notes TIME political correspondent Karen Tumulty. "McCain's been able to inspire voters on the campaign finance issue. But if it's George W. Bush, it's another story. While Bush hasn't done anything we know about that approaches illegality in fund-raising, the sheer volume of money he's raised hurts his credibility as a campaign finance reformer." McCain previewed how he'd handle Gore's record...