Word: mate
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...statement Tuesday that he was "honored" to be included among those being contacted by Dole's search committee. Nickles has long been a Dole loyalist, but one Republican source told the Associated Press that it was possible that Nickles may have been contacted as a prospective running mate merely as a courtesy. Dole has said repeatedly in the past that his own 35 years in Congress would make it difficult to fill the ticket with a House or Senate member, the AP reported. Dole is expected to take great care in choosing a vice president, and not only because...
...welcoming both pro-life and pro-choice voters. TIME's Michael Duffy says pro-life activists like Pat Buchanan and his allies need not fear. "When abortion is concerned, the Republican right wing will get its way on both the platform and the selection of Dole's running mate." Terence Nelan
...welcoming both pro-life and pro-choice voters. TIME's Michael Duffy says pro-life activists like Pat Buchanan and his allies need not fear. "When abortion is concerned, the Republican right wing will get its way on both the platform and the selection of Dole's running mate." Terence Nelan
Finally, in spite of the fact that everyone tries to act cool, there's a subtle expectation that this summer in D.C. will be the key to the future--as both the ideal job and the ideal mate will somehow emerge out of three months of xeroxing and fetching...
...would be the oldest first-term President ever. And yet: the septuagenarian has lower cholesterol and blood pressure levels than the soon-to-be 50-year-old Bill Clinton. Still, to counter perceptions to the contrary, Dole said last week that he would select a young and healthy running mate: "I'm not naming any names, but there are people out there with health problems who might be good running mates. They have to be in good health." Among those on the "short list" who may now be out of the running are Illinois Governor Jim Edgar...