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...multiple sparring congressional committees. Creative Governors like Engler, Wisconsin's Tommy Thompson and Massachusetts' William Weld, who have since been credited with operating ``laboratories of democracy,'' felt more like lab rats, constantly scurrying to Washington to procure federal waivers for any innovation. California's Pete Wilson and Florida's Lawton Chiles sued federal authorities for funds to pay for their immigration policies...
...victorious Florida Governor Lawton Chiles...
...Democratic Party's most eloquent voices was silenced: New York Governor Mario Cuomo lost to G.O.P. challenger George Pataki. In Texas, George W. Bush, the former President's eldest son, beat Democratic incumbent Ann Richards. But in Florida, Jeb Bush, the other Bush son running this year, lost to Lawton Chiles -- handing him the distinction of being the only big-state Democratic Governor left in the nation. California stayed Republican, re- electing Pete Wilson...
...been favored since mid-August. Those results are in keeping with the turns of some closely watched races for Senate and Governor. New York Governor Mario Cuomo, who was in deep trouble for most of this year's campaign, has pulled even with his opponent George Pataki. Florida Governor Lawton Chiles is now neck and neck with Jeb Bush. Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, the billowing Jupiter of the old Democratic religion, has pulled from a dead heat to a 20-point lead over his opponent, newcomer Mitt Romney...
Barrett says thethree signal gubernatorial races-- between Democratic Gov. Ann Richards andGeorge W. Bushin Texas, Democratic Gov. Lawton Chiles and Jeb Bush in Florida and Democratic Gov. Mario Cuomo and George Pataki in New York -- "are pretty much divorced from these national trends. Very strong personalities are involved. So whether Cuomo wins by 4 points or by 6 points, it doesn't tell you much about what's going to be happening in places when the polls close later...