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Sanders is an example of several neophytes who have been drawn into politics by Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Kerrey is convinced that there is not enough new blood among his fellow Senate Democrats and so has persuaded successful, energetic businessmen like Sanders--among them Oregon's Tom Bruggere, South Carolina's Elliott Close and Idaho's Walter Minnick--to challenge Republican candidates...
...President, the First Lady, Speaker Newt Gingrich and others at the Radio & TV Correspondents' Dinner last Thursday night. There were some funny moments, and intermittent silences, as Imus, the evening's emcee, took jabs at the Speaker's gay half-sister, Clinton's alleged extramarital activities, Senator Bob Kerrey's artificial leg, and offered X-rated details of a TV journalist's marital difficulties. Imus went easier on people who visit his show (Tim Russert, Bob Dole, Cokie Roberts) than on those who don't, such as Bernard Shaw (an anchor desk away from going postal) and George Will...
...KERREY'S MILLIONAIRES...
Senator Bob Kerrey of Nebraska, the head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, is recruiting millionaires who can self-finance their runs for the Senate. This has stirred controversy in North Carolina, where Republican war horse Jesse Helms looks vulnerable and Helms' 1990 foe, Harvey Gantt, wants to make another run at him. Gantt has edged ahead of Helms in recent polls, yet Kerrey has encouraged Charlie Sanders, a former Glaxo chief executive, to run. Insiders say Kerrey touted Sanders to big Democratic contributors at a recent retreat in Aspen, Colorado. Officially, a Kerrey spokesman says both Gantt and Sanders...
Other millionaire candidates encouraged by Kerrey include...