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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...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Pat Buchanan still won't call it quits. In an appearance on Larry King Live Wednesday night, the conservative Republican hinted that anti-abortion delegates would storm out of next month's GOP convention if Dole chose a pro-choice running mate. "My belief in life and the innocent unborn is even deeper than my love for the Republican party," said Buchanan, who has also threatened to give a speech outside the convention hall if he is not given a chance to address delegates inside. "If the delegates do walk out, they will be a large enough group...
...Dole doesn't support smoking, but somehow he misspoke himself into a controversy that lasted several days." Despite Dole's recent problems, Barrett says he still has ample time to get in the saddle. The Republican convention is still weeks way, and Dole has yet to name his running mate and more clearly spell out his policies. "In the summer of 1988, Dukakis was ahead of Bush, and in the summer of 1992," Barrett notes, "Clinton had only just begun pulling ahead." -- Anita Hamilton
...nasty, exclusive and self-interested." Seaman says that for Dole to have a fighting chance in November, he must open up the Republican party, something he is already trying to do with the abortion issue by supporting tolerance and suggesting he would chose a running mate who does not oppose abortion "He must also find ways of appealing to more voters by setting an agenda on issues like race and education." -->