Dole convention panel favors balanced ticket support
Dr. Bartlett proposed a balanced ticket with former Education Secretary William Bennett or Michigan Governor John Engler to attract broad support. The abortion plank should remain but be framed in a big tent tone. Bartlett hopes the convention will boost Bob Dole by highlighting his capabilities beyond legislative skill.
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Bartlett
Education
William Bennett
Michigan
John Engler
Derr
Rolle
Dr. Bartlett
Weather watcher keeps daily logs through decades in Emmitsburg
Lucille Beale 77 records daily weather for 40 years in her Emmitsburg yard. A digital monitor and gauge track temperature and rain while neighbors, sons, and husband assist. She shares data with NWS Sterling and University of Maryland and once lectured at Emmitsburg Elementary. A 1996 winter with 90 inches of snow marked a record year.
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Sandy Shriver
Paul
NWS
Mrs. Beale
Sterling
University of Maryland
Emmitsburg Elementary
Dole Proposes 15 Percent Across-the-Board Tax Cut Plan
Bob Dole unveiled a Reaganesque 15 percent across-the-board tax cut including a capital gains cut to 14 percent and a $500 per child deduction. The plan, costing about 548 billion over six years, aims to spark growth to balance the budget by 2002, with White House critics calling it reckless and fiscally risky.
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Washington
Bob Dole
Dole
Chicago
White House
Clinton
Laura Tyson
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
CBS
San Diego
Reagan
Senate
Bill Clinton
Gay ad targets GOP notables over interracial marriages
A Human Rights Campaign television spot at the Republican convention portrays Bob Dole and Elizabeth, Phil Gramm and Wendy, and Clarence and Virginia Thomas to argue that anti gay marriage laws ignore changing norms. The ad warns lawmakers may face political consequences and frames the issue as widely understood by Americans.
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Washington
Bob Dole
Elizabeth
Mr. Dole
Human Rights Campaign
Sen
Phil Gramm
Texas
Wendy
Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas
Virginia
Congress
David Smith
San Diego
Mr. Smith
Powwow Traditions Highlight Cultural Exchange and Rules
The article discusses powwows as social and fundraising events linking American Indians and whites. AIS uses fees for scholarships, while powwows foster political ties and community bonds among tribes. Regal attire, proper conduct, and respect for regalia are emphasized.
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AIS
Mr. Bush
Bush
United States
Ursula Roach
Roach
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Donald Rumsfeld
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Federal Communications Commission
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Daly
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