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...John Van de Kamp and former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein have at each other. Among Florida's Democrats, former Senator Lawton Chiles has just heard "voices" that told him to jump into the primary at the last minute, wrecking the carefully built two-year campaign of Congressman Bill Nelson to be the standard-bearer against Republican Governor Bob Martinez...
...days after the Texas runoff, any hope that Democrats would keep their bad habits in check in Florida collapsed with the announcement by Chiles that he would, after all, enter the Sept. 4 primary. Until then, Nelson, from the Cape Canaveral area and known primarily for his 1986 ride in space, was the leading candidate, ahead of state senator George Stuart. But many Democrats think the best chance of defeating Martinez is a dream ticket of Chiles, who as "Walkin' Lawton" traveled the length of the state on foot in 1970 to win his Senate seat, and former Congressman Buddy...
...ever, though, one Democrat's dream is another's nightmare. Nelson's campaign manager called Chiles' late entry "a quirky thing" and huddled in long meetings, trying to figure out what to do. Meanwhile, fellow Democrats and Republicans were quick to strike, circulating rumors about Chiles' mental stability. Chiles admitted that he has been taking the antidepressant Prozac and that it could become an issue in the race...
...three Sunbelt states in jeopardy, they run the risk of losing that fig leaf of respectability. For sheer survival, Democrats should try to join the grownups' table and put an end to their days of sibling rivalry. In Florida some party elders, torn between their early commitment to Nelson and a desire to get behind Chiles, are hoping Nelson will drop out in time to run for re-election to his House seat. The deadline is May 11. In Texas, Mattox has announced he will support Richards. Still, Democrats like White insist they will never endorse Richards, never support...
Three million years ago, humanity was born in East Africa. Last February it was reborn in South Africa. More than one man was liberated when Nelson Mandela stepped into the sunlight; an entire nation appealed for release from the prison of apartheid...