Dole Circulates Comeback Tempo Amid Campaign Setbacks
In a San Diego Union-Tribune analysis the article notes Bob Dole trails in perception as he seeks traction against Bill Clinton. It cites a tense exchange with NBC's Katie Couric over nicotine and a growing tag as tobacco's tool, plus jokes from William Kristol about staffers smoking again. Dole has until November 5 to present a stronger case for the presidency.
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Bob Dole
Dole
GOP
Dour Kansan
Clinton
NBC
Katie Couric
William Kristol
San Diego Union-Tribune
Washington
Americans For Tax Reform
FDR
Newt
Bill Clinton
Jim Lucier
Willpower
Japan urged to push global ban on nuclear weapons
Asahi Shimbun argues Japan should help outlaw nuclear arms in all cases. It stresses advancing the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and a material production ban, while pushing for later treaties to ban preemptive use and protect non-nuclear powers.
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Japan
Asahi Shimbun
Tokyo
Aiken Standard Contact and Subscriptions Details
Location is 124 Rutland Drive in Aiken with a P O Box 456 29802 mailing address. Office hours are 830 am to 530 pm Monday through Friday. Subscribe by calling 649-5315 and delivery problems also use 649-5315. Circulation hours are 500 pm to 730 pm weekdays and 11 am Sundays. Switchboard 648-2911 fax 648-6052 story ideas line 648-2311 Publisher’s number Scott B Hunter reachable at 648-2911.
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Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
Scott B. Hunter
Dole and the Republicans in a Washington power view
A Washington profile paints Bob Dole as a stubbornly individualistic GOP figure. It compares him with Ronald Reagan and describes his lack of clear ideology, isolation within the party, and the pressure from colleagues to promote a broader ideological shift ahead of crucial issues like taxes crime and quotas.
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Dole
William F. Buckley
David Frost
Ronald Reagan
Washington
Cole
Bill Clinton
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
John McCain
McCain
Phil Gramm
Gingrich and Co
Bob Dole
Willpower
Republican Congress
Social Security reform urged by Gen X and Boomers clash
The piece argues that Social Security faces collapse as baby boomers retire. Dorcas Hardy and Walter Williams warn of a bleak future unless reform occurs. Chile’s privatized approach and Sam Beard’s private accounts are proposed as models to boost returns and ensure benefits for future generations. Ted Dimig interns at the Heritage Foundation.
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Dorcas Hardy
Reagan
Bush
United Seniors Association Foundation
Hardy
George Mason University
Walter Williams
Joan Masco
Chile
United States
Sam Beard
National Economic Development Council
Beard
Eduardo Frei
Letter Calls for Fairness in Whitewater Coverage
Francis Gosnell of Batesburg urges restraint in reporting on the Whitewater investigation. He believes the presidency, not the individual, deserves respect and criticizes politicized press coverage. He argues for objective reporting and unity in support of the elected president.
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Whitewater
The
United States
Francis Gosnell
Batesburg
Keep control local letter on education and democracy
Gregory Weis's June 29 letter attacks an imagined smear and calls for real education in political science and history. The writer laments modern teaching as a dumbing down, argues for local control of public schools, and claims government schooling corrupts rights and the republic.
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Gregory Weis
Weis
Leonard
Robert) Botsch
L.L. Willis
Madison
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Creators Syndicate
Ted Dimgg
Ted Dimig
Lehigh University
Heritage Foundation
Columbia
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