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MANCHESTER, N.H.-Leading Democrats in the state of the nation's first primary heard from one of the candidates for the party's presidential nomination, and the wife of the other, at their convention Saturday...
With the Democratic race shaping up into a two-man fight, both campaigns were intent on wooing support among the delegates, most of whom are active local Democrats. Polls have shown Gore leading Bradley by a large margin in New Hampshire, and much of the state Democratic establishment has already thrown its weight behind the vice president...
Gore has the support of much of the New Hampshire Democratic political establishment, including Bill Shaken, husband of Gov. Jeanne Shaken, who is directing the vice president's campaign in the state. Of convention delegates who had a favorite, most seemed to support Gore...
...transform an ordinary life into extraordinary reading, Anderson, 64, has put in a few hours each day, five days a week, for nine years, and is now polishing a 1,200-page draft. His only brush with formal training was a class 12 years ago at San Francisco State, and he taught himself to type before retiring at age 55 from his job producing instructional material for the Social Security Administration. He studied the writing craft by reading entire shelvesful of books and points to Marcel Proust's masterpiece, Remembrance of Things Past, as inspiration...
...dimmest bulb in Hollywood could hardly misunderstand what the Taliban is about. Disagreement comes only from oil-hungry corporations and relief groups fearful they'll be kicked out for criticizing the regime. There are 130 human-rights and women's groups aligned against recognizing the Taliban. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright declared that "if the Taliban...wants international acceptance, they must treat women not as chattel but as people." There's no religious justification for the behavior: the 55-country Organization of the Islamic Conference refused to admit the Taliban. At the party, two of the few reporters who have...