April 2000

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Giuliani Health Report Positive 4/30/2000 8:33 PM Rudolph Giuliani's campaign manager expects his candidate to stay in the U.S. Senate race because his prostate cancer has not spread. "It's not only my hope, but my expectation, that he will run," Bruce Teitelbaum told "Fox News Sunday." "Hopefully he'll pick a course of treatment that will give him a cure, a complete cure and then we'll be able to move forth aggressively, with a winning campaign. That's our hope, and I know the mayor shares my opinion." Read the article McCain Expected To Endorse Bush 4/30/2000 8:30 PM Sen. John McCain said Sunday he will endorse George W. Bush even if they don't agree on campaign finance reform, as he expects, when they meet next week. Overhauling federal campaign finance laws was the signature issue of McCain's now suspended campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. Bush opposes some proposed reforms. Read the article Bush: I'll Make Call on Big Cases 4/27/2000 9:07 PM George W. Bush said Thursday that, if elected, he would make the decision -- not his attorney general -- in cases such as the fate of Elian Gonzalez that are a matter of "national conscience." Read the article Bush-McCain on 'Tenuous' Ground 4/27/2000 9:06 PM In a blow to George W. Bush's bid to unify the Republican Party, negotiations for a May 9 meeting between the nominee-in-waiting and vanquished rival John McCain nearly broke down Thursday in a dispute that widened the rift between their two camps. Read the article Giuliani Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer 4/27/2000 9:03 PM New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani announced this morning that he has prostate cancer and said he has "no idea" what effect, if any, the diagnosis may have on his high-profile campaign for U.S. Senate against first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. Read the article Republican Gala Obliterates Fundraising Record 4/27/2000 9:01 PM Republicans last night obliterated the old record for a single political fundraiser, collecting $21.3 million. In doing so, they set a daunting mark for Democrats to shoot for at their big dinner next month. Read the article Bush Says He Would Restore Civility 4/26/2000 9:40 PM George W. Bush, addressing Washington's Republican elite at a record-breaking fund-raiser, promised Wednesday to reach across party lines and end a "cycle of bitterness, an arms race of anger" that stymies progress in the nation's capital. Read the article Bush Meets Russian Foreign Minister 4/26/2000 9:39 PM George W. Bush told Russia's foreign minister Wednesday it was time to move past their nations' "old way of thinking," but the courtesy call was marked by lingering differences over Chechnya and U.S. proposals to build a missile defense system. "I don't view you as the enemy and you shouldn't view us as the enemy," aides quoted the presumptive Republican presidential nominee as telling Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov. Read the article Bush Pursues Women Voters 4/26/2000 9:38 PM Rep. Jennifer Dunn, R-Wash., who has long counseled GOP colleagues on how to draw female votes, made it clear that the party's presumptive presidential nominee will listen to women's concerns. "Women across the country will have a voice in a George Bush administration," said Dunn, founder of the Republican Women Leaders Forum that hosted Wednesday's event. Read the article Bush Vows Outreach to Democrats 4/26/2000 9:35 PM Texas Gov. George W. Bush, campaigning here with four Democratic politicians from his home state, promoted himself as a champion of bipartisanship and promised to work across party lines to promote his agenda if he is elected president. Read the article Gen X to Politicians: "We Want More Ads" 4/25/2000 10:07 PM Political ads are not exactly the most popular images on television, but a Generation X group says young people are feeling neglected because they don't see enough of them. In reaching for viewers most likely to vote, campaigns advertise during programs with a disproportionately older audience, according to a study being released today by Third Millennium, an advocacy group for Generation Xers, that documented a widely used strategy. Read the article Former Defense Secretary Dick Cheney To Head Bush's VP Selection 4/25/2000 9:58 PM Tapping a prominent figure from his father's administration, George W. Bush selected former Defense Secretary Dick Cheney on Tuesday to head his vice presidential selection team. "I trust Dick Cheney's judgment; I know his character," Bush said. "It's obviously an important decision for me and I can't think of a better person to work with on making that decision." Read the article Political Dollars Flow Into TV 4/24/2000 10:00 PM This year's South Carolina presidential primary was great news for George W. Bush. It wasn't too bad for Columbia, S.C.'s WIS-TV, either. Showered with attention from candidates anxious to get their message out for the suddenly crucial GOP contest, the NBC affiliate earned $426,000 in political advertising revenue during the first three months of the year. Read the article Florida Rep. Brown Could Face Tough Challenge 4/24/2000 9:56 PM Plagued by questions about her ethics, 3rd District Democratic Rep. Corrine Brown was the only member of Florida's congressional delegation to face a serious challenge in 1998. Though she defeated minister Bill Randall by 55 percent to 45 percent, Randall held a slight lead in some polls as close as three weeks prior to the Read the article Bush Helps Dedicate Border Bridge 4/24/2000 9:56 PM Arguing strongly for open trade, George W. Bush made a quick trip to Mexico Monday to help dedicate a new border bridge to Texas. As president, he said, "I will work to create an entire hemisphere in free trade." The Republican candidate said he would seek "fast-track" negotiating status from Congress to expand free trade in the Western Hemisphere %u2013 something the Democratic administration has sought for years. Read the article Bush Mixing It Up More With Media 4/24/2000 9:51 PM George W. Bush stood in the aisle of his campaign plane, snatched the cellular phone from a television cameraman and barked out his message. "Agnes, how are you celebrating your birthday?" Bush said, to the cameraman's faraway wife. "I'm here on the airplane with your husband and he's in tears because he can't be with you." Read the article N.Y. Senate Race: Most Expensive? 4/23/2000 6:41 PM In a campaign that's been making history since Hillary Rodham Clinton announced her candidacy, the first lady and New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani are on a pace to shatter the record for the most expensive U.S. Senate race in history. Read the article Some House Challengers Outraise Incumbents 4/23/2000 6:40 PM A surprising number of challengers in House races have collected substantial sums of money, upsetting the conventional wisdom that only incumbents can attract significant interest from contributors early on during a congressional campaign. Read the article Bush Advances by Leaving Primaries Behind 4/23/2000 6:37 PM It is a long way from the conservative campus of Bob Jones University to the dilapidated neighborhood in Battle Creek, Mich., where George W. Bush found himself one morning early last week. The distance tells the story of how forcefully Bush has moved to put the Republican primary campaign behind him. Read the article Conservative Party Leaders Say Bush Can't Make Dinner 4/20/2000 11:38 PM The head of New York's Conservative Party said Wednesday that George W. Bush will not attend its May 17 fund-raiser where he was to have been the main speaker. Party Chairman Michael Long blamed the change on a scheduling conflict. He had announced last month that Bush would attend the annual dinner. Read the article McCain Foe Gives $100,000 to GOP Committee 4/20/2000 11:36 PM Charles J. Wyly, who helped fund a massive televised attack on Arizona Sen. John McCain during this winter's primaries, was also a recent $100,000 contributor to the Republican Party, according to documents made public yesterday. Read the article GOP Criticizes Census Incentive 4/20/2000 11:33 PM The Census Bureau offered free 30-minute calling cards as an incentive for some Americans to return their forms, a test program that Republican critics say demeans the "civic ceremony" of the census. Read the article McCain To Speak at Bush Dinner 4/20/2000 11:32 PM Sen. John McCain will be the keynote speaker at the annual Prescott Bush dinner May 22 in Stamford, state Republican party officials said Thursday. The Republican fund-raiser is named for the grandfather of George W. Bush, the party's presumptive presidential nominee who survived a tough challenge from McCain in the primaries. Read the article Governor Carnahan Could Face Charges 4/19/2000 11:10 PM There are always several versions of reality. But this time there's a videotape. A crew from KTVI-TV in St. Louis was shooting a story at about 3 p.m. Wednesday on the grounds of Jefferson City Memorial Airport when they saw Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan headed for a waiting airplane. "He just happened along," said Elliott Davis, a reporter for the Fox-owned station. “Governor, let me ask a question,” Davis said. “Does the state have too many airplanes, governor?” At virtually the same time, Sgt. Elbert Marshall, a 19-year veteran of the state Highway Patrol, moved in and began pushing Washington away. “It was a pretty violent encounter,” said Davis, a 20-year veteran of St. Louis news. “It almost looked like a football move.” Read the article McCain Backs South Carolina Flag Removal 4/19/2000 10:50 PM U.S. Sen. John McCain said Wednesday the Confederate flag should be lowered from South Carolina's Statehouse, apologizing for not saying so during the Republican presidential campaign. "I feared that if I answered honestly, I could not win the South Carolina primary. So I chose to compromise my principles. I broke my promise to always tell the truth," the Arizona Republican said at a South Carolina Policy Council luncheon. Read the article Bush Eyes McCain for No. 2 Spot 4/18/2000 10:50 PM George W. Bush said Tuesday he would consider offering the No. 2 spot on the GOP ticket to John McCain, the rival he defeated in this year's rugged primaries, and the subject may well come up when they meet next month. Read the article McCain To Back SC Flag Removal 4/18/2000 10:49 PM Sen. John McCain intends to tell an audience in South Carolina on Wednesday he favors removing the Confederate flag from atop the state Capitol in Columbia, and regrets failing to say so while campaigning for the White House, according to Republican officials. Read the article Bush Proposes $1.7 Billion Housing Program 4/18/2000 10:48 PM Texas Gov. George W. Bush campaigned in the battleground state of Michigan this morning where he outlined a $1.7 billion program designed to increase the supply of houses available to lower-income Americans. Read the article A Hundred Potential Running Mates 4/18/2000 10:47 PM Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.) says he already has a job but would consider moving up. Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-Tenn.) says it's presumptuous to respond when he hasn't been asked. "It makes my mother proud," says Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.). With these demurrals, dodges and creative equivocations, senators are coping the best they can with one of the most enduring and often unseemly rites of American democracy: speculation over vice presidential nominations. Read the article Talent Displays Strong Money Hand in Governor's Race 4/18/2000 10:46 PM The weekend before the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Missouri's limits on political contributions, Republican Jim Talent's campaign for governor took in nearly $700,000 in high-dollar donations in a January fund-raising frenzy. The surge helped propel Talent, a congressman from St. Louis County, past Democrat Bob Holden in the money race for the first three months of the year. Read the article Bush: Tax Cuts Help Working Poor 4/17/2000 10:37 PM Flanked by single mothers and working families, George W. Bush argued Monday that the real winners in his $438 billion tax-cut package are those "living on the outskirts of poverty." The presumptive GOP presidential nominee used a high school appearance to rip into Democratic rival Al Gore on both taxes and gun control, accusing the vice president of flip flops and a dearth of leadership. Read the article McCain Meets With Jesse Ventura 4/17/2000 10:36 PM John McCain said again Monday that no one -- not even Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura -- will entice him to run for president as an independent. "I will not leave the Republican Party," McCain said during a news conference at the Mall of America. "The Republican Party is my home." Read the article Carnahan Pushes Past Ashcroft in Fundraising Efforts 4/17/2000 10:35 PM In the race for the U.S. Senate in Missouri, Democrat Mel Carnahan raised slightly more money than Republican John Ashcroft for the second straight reporting period, but Ashcroft continues to have more money in the bank. In fund-raising reports due today, Carnahan said he picked up $1.16 million during the first three months of the year, thanks, in part, to about $300,000 the campaign brought in from a fund-raiser involving President Clinton. Read the article Talent Outlines Plan for Combating Meth Production 4/17/2000 10:29 PM Rep. Jim Talent, Republican candidate for governor, says Missouri is missing out on federal funds to fight methamphetamine because it lacks a centralized crime reporting system. Establishing a system is one of many initiatives the congressman unveiled Monday as part of Operation End Meth - his plan to stop the use and production of the drug. Read the article Term Limits Claiming First Area Lawmaker 4/17/2000 10:27 PM Rep. Chuck Pryor, who voted for term limits in 1992, now will be the first Central Missouri lawmaker to be ousted by them. Now he doubts they'll solve the problems voters thought they would. Pryor leaves office at the end of this year, after serving seven years in the House. Read the article Karl Rove, Chief Strategist for George W. Bush, To Headline Representative Matt Blunt Fundraiser 4/17/2000 10:10 AM Karl Rove, the Chief Strategist for the George W. Bush for President Campaign, will be the special guest at a reception for Representative Matt Blunt, Candidate for Secretary of State. The event will be held Friday evening, April 21, 2000, 7:00 p.m., at the home of Ron and Lezah Stenger, in Springfield, Missouri. Tickets are $100 per person. Reservations may be made by calling (417) 881-4391. Read the article Giuliani Leads Clinton in Funds 4/16/2000 6:33 PM Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's Senate campaign is far ahead of Hillary Rodham Clinton's in the fund-raising race, but huge numbers of small checks are helping both campaigns get rich, according to Federal Elections Commission filings released Saturday. Giuliani's campaign raised $7.36 million between Jan. 1 and March 31, while Clinton raised $4.73 million, the campaigns reported. Read the article GOP's Open-Seat Gap Daunting, but Not Deadly 4/16/2000 6:32 PM A primary runoff last Tuesday in Texas' 7th District underlined one truism of congressional politics: some "open" seats are not really very open at all. Republican state Rep. John Culberson, the runoff winner, now is virtually certain to succeed retiring 15-term GOP Rep. Bill Archer in the 7th - one of the nation's premier Republican redoubts. Read the article Governor Whitman Defends GOP Tax Plan 4/16/2000 6:32 PM With the tax deadline looming, New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman says Americans pay too much and deserve freedom from the so-called "marriage penalty." "Keeping more of your earnings boils down to freedom -- freedom to make choices about what's important to you -- whether it's college tuition for your child, a new home for your family or saving for your own retirement," Whitman said in the weekly Republican radio address Saturday. Read the article Web's Role in Campaigns Is Growing 4/16/2000 6:31 PM In its brief history as a political force, the Internet has helped Jesse Ventura shock the world in Minnesota, boosted John McCain's fund-raising after the New Hampshire primary and allowed some Arizona Democrats to cast primary ballots in their pajamas. Read the article Colin Powell Says No to Veepship, "Maybe" to the Cabinet 4/13/2000 9:12 PM Even while 20,000 feet in the air, Colin Powell has his heels dug in deep on the questions he's been asked about a million times. No, he's still not looking for any elected office. No, even if George W. Bush, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, got down on his hands and knees, he wouldn't sign on as vice president. Read the article Bush, McCain To Meet Next Month 4/13/2000 9:10 PM Texas Gov. George W. Bush and his toughest rival in last winter's presidential nominating fight, John McCain, will meet in Pittsburgh on May 9 for the first time since the Arizona senator folded his candidacy. "Of course I want his support, but I don't know if it will happen as a result of the meeting," Bush told reporters Thursday in Austin. "John wants to visit. I want to visit," he added. Read the article House Republicans Amass War Chests 4/13/2000 9:09 PM Rep. Jim Rogan, a California Republican who is among the Democrats' top targets this fall, had almost $1 million in the bank as of the end of March, according to figures released Thursday by the National Republican Congressional Committee. Rogan was one of the House managers who presented the case for impeaching President Clinton to the Senate. He had $965,000 in his account as of March 31, as compared to $255,356 at the same time two years earlier. Rogan has raised close to $4 million for his re-election; in 1998, he spent a total of $1.3 million on his campaign, which he won with 51 percent of the vote. Read the article George W. Bush visits Grace Hill Family Center 4/12/2000 10:40 PM Grace Hill Family Center offered more than just a backdrop Wednesday for Texas Gov. George W. Bush's newest health care proposals. The center, in a neighborhood filled with boarded-up buildings, also reflects the GOP presidential candidate's aim "to go into neighborhoods that Republicans normally don't go to." Read the article Bush Makes First Foray to Mid-Missouri 4/12/2000 10:34 PM Paying tribute to Missouri's tradition of selecting White House winners and noting his own victory in the state's Republican primary, George W. Bush predicted: "You're looking at the next president." The Texas governor greeted voters -- and even kissed a baby -- during an airport rally in Columbia on Tuesday evening. Today in St. Louis, Bush visited the Grace Hill community health center, where he proposed spending $4.3 billion to expand health care in underserved and remote areas. Read the article Health Care Tops Bush Agenda 4/11/2000 10:24 PM George W. Bush today unveiled a package designed to help millions of the nation's working poor purchase health insurance, buy a home and build up savings accounts, saying the programs would help those who exist "above welfare's assistance but beneath prosperity's promise." Read the article GOP Plans Drug Coverage for Elderly 4/11/2000 10:21 PM House Republicans intend to unveil the outlines of legislation Wednesday to give millions of senior citizens access to private insurance for prescription drugs, with the government paying the premium for low-income individuals, GOP officials said Tuesday night. Read the article Bush Unveils $42B Plan for Poor 4/11/2000 10:20 PM Continuing his outreach to independent and moderate Democratic voters, Republican George W. Bush on Tuesday rolled out a five-year, $42 billion plan to help the working poor move up into the middle class. Read the article Former Texas GOP Chair Moves to Key RNC Post 4/10/2000 11:19 PM Texas Gov. George W. Bush moved to put his stamp on the Republican National Committee yesterday, naming a former Texas GOP chairman to head the RNC's general election fund-raising effort and two other loyalists to key committee assignments. Bush tapped Dallas businessman Fred Meyer to chair the Victory 2000 committee, which will oversee fund-raising and other efforts aimed at electing Republicans at the national, state and local levels in November. Read the article Bush Edges Ahead of Gore in Poll 4/10/2000 11:18 PM Texas Gov. George W. Bush has pulled slightly ahead of Vice President Al Gore in a new poll on the presidential campaign released Monday. Bush, the likely Republican nominee, had 50 percent support in the CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll, compared to 41 percent for Gore, the Democrats' likely choice. Read the article Rep. Asa Hutchinson Unopposed 4/9/2000 10:54 PM Rep. Asa Hutchinson, the Arkansas Republican who played a prominent role in last year's impeachment trial of President Clinton, is unopposed for a third term. The 50-year-old Hutchinson never figured to have much of a struggle winning re-election. He won his second term in 1998 with 80 percent of the vote, and his district chose Republican Bob Dole over Democrat Bill Clinton in the 1996 presidential election. Read the article McCain Praises Giuliani as Independent-Minded 4/9/2000 10:50 PM Former presidential candidate John McCain on Sunday ridiculed Hillary Clinton's charge that Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is in the pocket of right wing zealots and said he is proud to be part of the "vast right wing conspiracy." "I'm sure that will be sufficient to put us over the top and eliminate any further need for fund-raising and further campaigning," McCain cracked Sunday at a news conference with Giuliani, who is running against Clinton for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Read the article Veepstakes Are Off and Running 4/9/2000 10:49 PM In the weeks since Vice President Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush wrapped up their respective presidential nominations, conjecture about whom they might pick as their running mates has been rampant in political circles. No decision a presidential candidate makes is more personal than the selection of a running mate. But these days, Bush and Gore are receiving plenty of free and unsolicited advice. Read the article Survey: McCain Can Help GOP 4/5/2000 10:59 PM Former Republican presidential contender John McCain is well liked by swing voters who could be decisive in the battle for control of the House this fall, according to a GOP survey. The survey, taken since McCain suspended his campaign for the White House, indicates the Arizona senator is favored -- more than Al Gore and George W. Bush -- by voters who describe themselves as uncommitted in a hypothetical matchup of congressional candidates. Read the article GOP Courting Hispanics With New Ad 4/5/2000 10:58 PM Going after the traditionally Democratic Hispanic vote, Republicans are airing a Spanish-language TV ad in California that asks voters to at least consider the GOP. This year I plan to keep an open mind and vote for the best person, and that includes Republicans," Christina Bustos, a Latina from Los Angeles says in the ad, which is also airing in English. Read the article Bush Benefactor Wyly Leaves Ad Biz 4/4/2000 9:09 PM A Texas entrepreneur who spent $2.5 million on ads backing George W. Bush for president said Tuesday he's getting out of political advertising. Read the article New York GOP Boss: No Support For Lazio 4/4/2000 9:08 PM The head of New York's Republican Party said Tuesday he has talked to GOP leaders from across the state and found no support for a possible run for the Senate by Rep. Rick Lazio as an alternative to New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. "I've taken the pulse of the party and there is nothing there for Rick Lazio," state GOP Chairman William Powers said. Read the article McCain Campaigns for Giuliani in New York 4/4/2000 9:07 PM His "Straight Talk Express" a fond memory, John McCain began a new campaign for Republican candidates Tuesday with Senate hopeful Rudolph Giuliani, his "soul mate" on campaign finance reform and in-your-face politics. "We need more mild-mannered, even-tempered individuals like Rudy and myself who will never rock the boat or say anything that's controversial in nature," the Arizona senator cracked during a town hall meeting at American Legion Post 694. "I look forward to having a soul mate in the United States Senate." Read the article Missouri Senators Study Exploitation of Elderly, Disabled 4/4/2000 9:05 PM A bill to protect seniors and disabled residents from the people they trust was heard in a Senate committee this morning, after previously breezing through the House on a 151-1 vote. The bill would create a specific crime of financial exploitation of the elderly or disabled. Prosecutors could use the law to go after people who use deception to "take control of the person's property with the intent to permanently deprive him or her of it." Read the article Bush Unveils Environmental Plan 4/3/2000 11:59 PM George W. Bush challenged Al Gore on Monday on environmental issues, one of the vice president's perceived strengths, and said his presidential rival had some explaining to do on positions he took in his book, "Earth in the Balance." Read the article Bush To Compete Hard in California 4/3/2000 11:59 PM George W. Bush is taking pains to show he won't let history repeat itself in California, eight years after his father ceded the state early to Bill Clinton in a move that helped the Democrats win back the White House. With symbolism and actions, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee is seeking to reassure jittery Republicans that he intends to fight for the state and win -- just as his father did in 1988. Read the article Ridge Mute on a Bush VP Call 4/3/2000 11:58 PM New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman stood mute last week as George W. Bush W. Bush answered a question about whether she could be his running mate. On Monday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge couldn't stop talking when Bush was asked about him. Read the article Bush Gave $334,000 To Charity in '98 4/3/2000 11:56 PM George W. Bush and his wife donated $334,000 to charity in 1998, the same year he sold his interest in the Texas Rangers baseball team. Al Gore and his wife gave away a little more than $15,000 in 1998, but it was a larger share of their taxable income. Read the article Poll: Gore and Bush Tied in New York 4/3/2000 11:55 PM George W. Bush is focusing on education, but Al Gore has the edge in public perception of who is stronger on the issue, says a new poll released Monday. Bush has gained the public's trust on other issues, but has slipped behind the vice president on education, which tops the list when people are asked what issue is most important to them, according to an ABC News-Washington poll on the presidential campaign. Read the article Analysis: Handicapping the Republican Vice President Field 4/2/2000 11:40 PM Picking the right vice presidential running mate is now a principle priority for presumptive Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush. It may be a critical opportunity for the Texas governor to position himself, and the entire GOP, to go after the large number of independent swing voters in November and beyond. Read the article Politics Claims a Growing Share of Cyberspace 4/2/2000 11:38 PM Forget what Dan Rather thinks you need to know about the 2000 campaign. No longer must you endure the know-it-all tone of Newsweek or Time or U.S. News & World Report. Nor must you settle for the editorial choices of your daily newspaper. You have the Internet to soothe your civic desires. Read the article Lazio Says Giuliani 'Blowing' Race 4/2/2000 11:38 PM A Republican congressman said Sunday his party is stumbling badly with New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani as its Senate candidate against Hillary Rodham Clinton. "We are in the process of potentially blowing this race," Rep. Rick Lazio, R-N.Y., said on ABC-TV's "This Week." Lazio has said he has not ruled out challenging Giuliani for his party's nomination. Read the article