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...Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga), Armed Services Committee chair, opened the debate, saying Tower's "record of alcohol abuse cannot be ignored...
...rebuttal, Sen. William Cohen (R-Me.), described the evidence in the FBI report as so weak, "no prosecutor would even bring a case like this before a court...
...administration's efforts suffered a setback when Sen. Larry Pressler (R-S.D.) announced he was "very much leaning against" confirmation and urged Tower to withdraw before a vote...
Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell (D-Maine), who has not announced his position, did not talk with reporters as he left the White House. Sen. James Exon (D-Neb.) has said he expected Mitchell will oppose the nomination, which has failed thus far to attract the public support of any Democratic senator...
Bush also scheduled individual meetings with Sen. John Warner, (R-Va.), the ranking GOP member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Sens. Charles Robb, (D-Va.); Lloyd Bentsen (D-Texas) and Bill Bradley...