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...first place, it's an amazingly difficult mission to expect these Marines to find 400 people in these mountains where the Serbs have lived for hundreds of years." More important, according to Thompson, is that sending in the Marines would likely be unpopular at home.Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), a presidential hopeful, today cautioned President Clinton to seek Congressional approval before deploying any troops. ButSenate Majority leader Bob Dole said he supports intervention, saying it is time for the U.S. to follow through on its commitments in Bosnia. Maybe so, but as Thompson notes: "Clinton so far has not made...
Visiting Iowa today ten months before the presidential caucuses, President Clinton promised to protect farm subsidiesfrom the deep cuts proposed by the GOP. While Clinton wants to cut the $10 billion program by $1.5 billion over the next five years, Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind) has suggested cuts ten times as large. The President stressed that planned GOP spending cuts target programs needed by small family farms...
...years in prison for entering the country illegally, though they said they were visiting a friend just across the border from Kuwait. At home, the White House fought GOP calls to consider a military rescue mission if Iraq does not release the men. Sunday, presidential candidate Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) said President Clinton should publicly weigh military options, while House Speaker Newt Gingrich joined the chorus today: "We want this nonsense to stop." White House spokesman Mike McCurry, who dismissed Lugar's statements as campaign posturing, said the Administration would pursue a diplomatic solution. But he wouldn't rule...
...Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) made it official: he is running for president. The former Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, who said he wants to be known as Dick, portrayed himself as a trustworthy international affairs expert who is better qualified than President Clinton in that area. "I'm somebody who tells the truth, points out what our problems are . . . and is prepared to offer recommendations about how we solve them," Lugar said. He chastised the president for his "bogus" portrayal of Republicans as isolationists. Lugar also said he is confident that he will be able to compete on the campaign...
...Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) has decided to join the Republican pack of presidential contenders, his advisers told the Associated Press today. Lugar is expected to confirm his decision on CNN's "Larry King Live" tomorrow night. The AP reported that Lugar also has scheduled a news conference for Friday morning, although he plans to hold off on a formal announcement until April. Lugar, 62, is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and most likely will stress his international affairs experience on the 1996 campaign trail...