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Money can buy you love. Both candidates believed in spend now, pay the FEC fine later. By the time "fugitive DNC fund raiser" worked its way into the conversation, Clinton had a double-digit lead and promised to do something about the problem--later. Fortunately for Clinton, Dole had already blocked campaign-finance reform and stuffed his pockets. (Ever hear of the sugar-growing Cuban immigrant contributor or the $6 million fine for a Republican with a money-laundering operation in Hong Kong?) So only Perot could benefit from the scandal...
...public policy, has yet to win an election. But he is a committed activist--founder of the group Prevent Los Angelization Now!--which vows to fight against Medicare cuts and environmental deregulation. Navarro has also earned the attention of Democratic powerhouses like Al Gore, who attended a fund raiser for the challenger in July...
...Senate, 1984- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 565087, Dallas 75356. Tel.: 214-360-3700 As a member of Congress for 18 years--four of them as a House Democrat--Gramm has become a sophisticated political power broker with a firm conservative base and a reputation as a top fund raiser. Though little of the power and prestige translated into presidential votes this year, Gramm is the Goliath in this campaign...
Harrison, a fifth-generation Texan, gave Martin Frost a run for his money in 1994 and is waging a similar attack this time: blasting Frost for supporting higher taxes and more government regulation and for his ties to labor unions. Though he is an adept fund raiser, Harrison is running against the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, who has spent his entire term raising money as part...
...Democrat Long served as commissioner of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and opposes reductions in the epa budget. In this race, he has had the unusual difficulty of being snubbed by high-profile members of his own party--Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos ignored Long at a state fund raiser--in favor of independent incumbent Bernie Sanders, whom Democratic insiders believe could be vulnerable to Republican Susan Sweetser if Long siphons away too many votes...