Journalists Say Minor Issues Get Most Press
Washington AP reports a Times Mirror Center poll of 413 national and local reporters and editors found 36 percent say coverage overemphasizes irrelevant campaign issues while 49 percent consider current coverage better than in 1988. Local journalists rating it better stood at 51 percent. Clinton viewed favorably 55 to 36, Bush at 46 to 46.
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Perot Names Insider Team to Run Campaign
Ross Perot hires Ed Rollins and Hamilton Jordan to manage his independent presidential bid, signaling a shift toward seasoned insiders within his outsider campaign. The move aims to mobilize experienced hands while maintaining his confrontational, anti establishment stance ahead of a summer declaration.
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Clinton on Arsenio Hall in Elvis Heartbreak Hotel style
Bill Clinton opened Arsenio Hall with Elvis Heartbreak Hotel, wearing Blues Brothers sunglasses and a sax, then chatted with Hall about Elvis stamp voter apathy and Perot. Reported signing on for about one million dollars, with Rollins and Jordan pledging pay cuts to aid Perot and address government paralysis.
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