Primary front runners trounce challengers in races
Bush and Clinton scored overwhelming wins in Nebraska and West Virginia as Clinton neared the Democratic nomination with 1,782 delegates. Clinton campaigned in Oregon and California while Bush eyed fall plans. Perot moved toward an independent bid with ballot access in Delaware, Tennessee, and Utah.
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Ross Perot
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Powell emerges as VP candidate for Clinton ticket
Cox News Service reports Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, tops advisers’ list for running mate as Bill Clinton builds a committee led by Warren Christopher to screen candidates. Powell could bolster defense and foreign policy credentials and energize black voters, though Powell says he has no political ambitions and the two men have yet to meet.
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Iran
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Powell
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Congress
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Indians blockade casino raid at Fort McDowell Reservation
About 100 Yavapai Indians used vehicles to block the road to a Fort McDowell casino trapping 25 to 50 federal agents. After an eight hour standstill officials agreed to a 10 day cooling off period and machines were left in trailer lots.
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NEA rejects grants for sexually explicit art projects
Acting chairwoman Anne-Imelda Radice overruled two advisory panels and denied two NEA grants worth 10,000 and 20,000 to MIT List Visual Arts Center and Virginia Commonwealth University Anderson Gallery. She cited lack of artistic merit and long term significance. Critics called the move partisan, while Rep. Ralph Regula praised the decision as aligning with taxpayer protections.
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