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...disturbing and dangerous aggressors." Senators were also skeptical. Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said most militia groups share two fundamental beliefs: fear of government and "a deep strain of racism and anti-Semitism." Dressed in camouflage, former Michigan militia leader Nathan Olson had several testy exchanges with Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.), at one point claiming the Senate represented corruption, and later saying that the federal government is too intrusive and "needs a good spanking to make it behave...
...only difference in the amendments is thatthe first offers across the-board cuts of 0.25percent in all discretionary spending (excludinghealth and labor) whereas the second, co-authoredby Senators Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Nancy LandonKassebaum (R-Kan.), also excludes defense, leavinga 0.58 percent cut for non-defense items. TheSenate recently passed the second amendment 85-14,thereby restoring almost all NIH funding...
...going, anything might be possible later on. Most of their strategies are conventional. They assume the overwhelmingly conservative nature of the Republican nominating electorate and seek to capture the largest number of leftover ballots after Dole's presumed romps almost everywhere. But two of the candidates, Pennsylvania's Arlen Specter and California's Pete Wilson, are considering first-ever campaigns designed to reach well beyond the usual Republican franchise...
Twenty-two states, including Iowa and New Hampshire (sites of the two crucial early contests), welcome crossover voters. Thus non-Republicans can help select the eventual G.O.P. nominee. Would they do it? Specter and Wilson believe their pro-choice views on abortion may be the key to an enlarged pool of voters (assuming Bill Clinton remains unopposed on the Democratic side). "Take Iowa first, because it is," says Roger Stone, who is masterminding Specter's campaign. "Figure the normal Iowa turnout of about 110,000 Republican votes, and assume, as everyone does, that Dole will win about 50% of those...
...difficult to overestimate Specter's improbability. If it's he who benefits from a pro-choice strategy, Dole will probably coast to the nomination. If Wilson's the beneficiary, however, Dole could face real trouble. All that seems certain now is this: with House Republicans readying numerous pro-life bills, including a possible ban on the abortion drug RU 486, the question of choice could at least cause major turmoil in the G.O.P.'s 1996 presidential politics. "An abortion-rights strategy might not work for us, or for Wilson either," says Stone. "But roiling the process in the service...