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Clinton recently told an interviewer that he'd merely "grabbed him by the shoulders and turned him around" during the incident. At the time, Clinton gave another version to former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer. "Bill told me he slapped Dick," says Roemer. And Morris says the whole thing never happened...
...Morris was dogged by rumors that he made up his poll numbers and skewed his samples to support his own strategic arguments. "We got to the point where we didn't really believe his polls," says Roemer, who hired Morris during his upset 1987 victory over Edwin Edwards for Louisiana Governor. "We used another pollster. With Dick, numbers were never the point. Ideas were." Though Morris denies cooking his figures, he too may have realized that poll taking wasn't his strength. He became a general strategist and let professionals like Penn and Schoen do the polling...
...LOUISIANA DELEGATION: Best Western Seven Seas Lodge; Hotel Circle. View of freeway. Price...
Thank you for your article on U.S. manufacturing jobs going to China [BUSINESS, July 22]. Because of Chinese human-rights violations, I do not buy products made in China. This has become increasingly difficult, however, as the American market is flooded with Chinese goods. This year Louisiana fishermen were severely hurt when the Chinese undersold Louisiana-harvested crawfish 40% to 50% per lb. At the supermarket, people wondered aloud how the Chinese could possibly make a profit. I fear they are using political prisoners and virtual slave labor. MARTA MCCARRON Baton Rouge, Louisiana...
...formula would give poor southern states like Arkansas or Louisiana less than $15 per poor child per week for all child care, job training, workfare policies and cash assistance programs combined. Combined. Richer northern states like New York and California will receive $40 per child weekly, but that still leaves no room for meaningful payments or innovative programs...