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Republican presidential hopefuls are lending the far-right Christian Coalition some clout, judging by the lineup for the two-day conference that kicked off in Washington today. Among the prominent Republicans scheduled to address the religious stalwarts: Texas Senator Phil Gramm, former Veep Dan Quayle, former Education Secretary Lamar Alexander and former Defense Secretary Dick Cheney -- all rumored aspirants for the top of the G.O.P. ticket...
...hire twice as many police officers, but $4.8 billion less for prison construction; it contained $7.6 billion -- $600 million more -- for crime prevention and created a $30.2 billion crime "trust fund" to cover expenses. Ten million dollars was earmarked for the establishment of a criminal-justice center at Lamar University in Texas, which falls within the district of House Judiciary Committee chairman Jack Brooks. The racial-justice provision was dropped. Passage would have meant a subsequent vote on the actual bill, but the rule was defeated...
...police hiring and training to $13.5 billion and for prison construction to $9.9 billion, while leaving $5.5 billion for recreational and educational programs designed to steer young people away from crime. Non- monetary provisions included tougher penalties for sex offenders and spouse abusers. Funding for the justice center at Lamar University was deleted. Over all, the bill was $3.3 billion cheaper than the conference bill defeated...
...LAMAR ALEXANDER (ex-Secretary of Education...
...LAMAR ALEXANDER. Working quietly out of Nashville, the former Tennessee Governor has organized a network of Republican groups to discuss policy each month. In July, he will begin a 40-day, 8,000-mile drive across the U.S. He is "thinking seriously about running," he says...