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...aide once said he didn't expect voters to fall in love with Bob Dole. "But they might," he said, "fall in love with the archetype he represents." Likening himself to Presidents Truman and Eisenhower, Dole said, "We're not articulate or whatever, but we like to tell the truth, and we feel bad if we don't tell the truth." He may have been a true Washington insider, but he could have argued for his record of being able to get things done. He may have shifted positions over the years where expediency and vote counting demanded...
BORN: May 10, 1947, Muskegon EDUCATION: Holton High School, diploma, 1965 FAMILY: Wife, Jennifer; three children RELIGION: United Methodist MILITARY: Air Force, 1965-70 OCCUPATION: Business-services-facility technician POLITICAL CAREER: Constable of Holton Township, 1970-78 ADDRESS: 4638 Truman Road, Ravenna...
...case of fellow Missourian Harry Truman, newspapers reported (after the primary) that Hulshof had lost his election; and as with Truman, they were wrong. In the end, Hulshof won the nomination by 168 votes, confirming his expertise in close finishes--he lost to incumbent Harold Volkmer by 5% in 1994. But with Volkmer's support dwindling in the past two elections, Hulshof could wake up on Nov. 6 to find out...Dewey won again...
...only living man to lose the presidency to Harry Truman, in 1954 Thurmond also became the only U.S. Senator ever elected by write-in votes. (He also educated himself in law and went on to pass the state bar.) If he wins and completes this term, Thurmond will also be the oldest Senator ever...
Andreas had to face down a shareholder revolt last week at the ADM annual meeting in Decatur. Declaring that "as Harry Truman said, 'The buck stops with me,'" the chairman apologized for the scandals. Nevertheless, the settlement put paid to an era at ADM, which Andreas and his family have dominated for 30 years. It appears unlikely that Michael Andreas will ever succeed his father. "Even if this is not the end of ADM," says a close business associate of Dwayne's, "this could well be the end of the Andreas reign...