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They were sitting side by side, but Laura D'Andrea Tyson and Pete Domenici were worlds apart on the issue. How it's resolved in Washington's budget showdown will affect almost every American. "This is too much too fast," said Tyson, who argued that the Republican plan to balance the budget in seven years favors the wealthy. But Domenici looked at the same picture through a different lens. Without bold and rapid cutbacks, he contended, middle-class Americans will be saddled "for a long, long time to come with the hidden tax of having to pay the interest...
California Governor Pete Wilson, the first Republican presidential candidate to quit the race, today endorsed Bob Dole for the job he coveted. TIME Los Angeles bureau chief Jordan Bonfante reports: "The endorsement will be of limited value from a political perspective because Wilson is viewed by Californians as a failed candidate. But from a fundraising point of view, it is pivotal for Dole. With Wilson's support, he can pre-empt the gold rush into the state by the other candidates and sew up the funds for himself. He and Wilson have even talked about joint fundraisers. Dole will raise...
Some reformers would go further and put new restrictions on lawyers' conduct inside the courtroom as well: California Governor Pete Wilson wants to restrict an attorney's right to use political rhetoric in front of the jury, like Johnnie Cochran's urging them to "send a message" about racist misconduct. This sort of jury nullification, wrote syndicated columnist George Will, in which the panel is motivated by something other than the particulars of the case, amounts to "approximately what Groucho Marx said in the movie Duck Soup: 'Who are you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?'" Legal scholar Kamisar...
...benefits for children born into welfare families or to teenage mothers. My amendment does not, as some have implied, endorse additional payments to welfare families or adolescent mothers, nor does it impose another federal mandate on states. It only gives states the option of determining who deserves welfare benefits. PETE V. DOMENICI U.S. Senator, New Mexico Washington...
Facing mounting campaign debts, low poll ratings and negative reaction to his campaign in his home state, California Governor Pete Wilson withdrew from the race for the G.O.P. presidential nomination, becoming the first casualty of the contest...