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...that an attempt to mend fences with gays before a presidential run? If so, it's one of many recent signs that he is seriously weighing a race for the White House. He says he "hasn't ruled out" a run; last month he said an independent candidate for President in 1996 would "throw some more fun into the race." Powell has taken public positions on more divisive issues than many realize, from the balanced-budget amendment (he doesn't like tinkering with the Constitution because Congress can't find the will to spend responsibly) to abortion (he thinks there...
...think there was a commitment between both of us to mend any problems between our groups that may have been manifest by Tony Martin's speech," Kaunfer added...
Amid non-committal statements on the Chechnya crisis today from worried U.S. officials at home, Vice President Al Gore pointedly avoided mention of the affair when he arrived in Moscow today for three days of economic and political talks. Gore -- on a mission to help mend ragged U.S. - Russian relations -- said he anticipated "serious talks . . . between friends...
...rift betweenNew York City Mayor Rudolph Giulianiandincoming New York Gov. George Pataki-- fodder for talk show barbs ever since Pataki refused to return the mayor's congratulatory phone call -- may be on the mend, at least on the public relations level. The governor-elect last night finally agreed to meet one-on-one with Giuliani, who broke GOP ranks to endorse Democratic incumbent Gov. Mario Cuomo this fall. The ice-breaker: Pataki relented on tight fiscal proposals affecting the city's public employees and schools. The standoff had caught the notice ofDavid Letterman, who listed...
Still on the sidelines in the Middle East peace fest, Syria's President Hafez Assad spurned Clinton and a chance to mend fences with Israel