Clinton weighs vice presidential picks after strong primary showing
BECKLEY West Virginia AP Bill Clinton said he will focus on choosing a running mate now that a first ballot victory seems likely He did not name candidates but praised Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts and West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller He emphasized preferring a candidate the public will trust and said he may spend much time on the VP decision after Tuesday's delegate surge.
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Polls show Perot leading Bush and beating Clinton in some states
New polls in California and Colorado place Texas billionaire Ross Perot ahead of Bush and ahead of Clinton in a three way race if on the ballot. Perot dismisses polls as futures indicators while campaign officials tout the gains as momentum toward November ballots.
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Perot Leads Slightly In National Poll Findings
Mason-Dixon poll of 808 registered voters conducted April 30 to May 4 with a potential 4.4 point margin in Colorado and 3.5 in California shows Perot at 38 percent, Bush 32, Clinton 20. Undecided voters and state margins cloud the result while Times Mirror Center data place Bush at 33 and Clinton and Perot at 30 each amid LA riots impact.
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Delegates to National Conventions by Party Rules
The Associated Press counts delegates to the Democratic and Republican national conventions. Preferences rely on delegates’ public statements binding state laws or party rules. Democratic set is for July 13 to 16 in New York and Republican set for August 17 to 20 in Houston.
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Hillary Clinton resigns from three corporate boards
Hillary Clinton quits the boards of LaFarge Wal-Mart Stores and TOBY Enterprises Inc citing campaign duties. Environmentalists praised the move citing opposition to a hazardous waste plant near New Braunfels Texas and LaFarge’s actions. Texas officials say they opposed the plan but deny pressuring the resignation.
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