Friday, September 4, 1992
Professor Thomas O'Donnell Signs at Borders
K. U. Professor Thomas O'Donnell discusses his new book:
The shocking true story of the 1980 murder of Overland Park resident Chris Hobson
Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m.
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9108 Metcalf - Overland Park, KS
(407) 652-5648
a Expresso Bar
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Labor unions endorse Clinton
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Bill Clinton, once scorned by some unions as a right-to-work governor from a low-wage state, declared himself a protector of U.S. workers yesterday as he picked up the endorsement of the AFL-CIO.
"I know we have not always agreed and will never always agree on everything." Clinton told leaders labor federation with 14 million members. "But we share a common commitment to the working men and women and their children and the forgotten middle class."
Many union leaders had been lee of the Arkansas governor because he comes from a right-to-work state and has a spotty record on various labor goals. He didn't win the AFL-CIO's backing in the primaries until it was clear he had the nomination locked up.
Clinton's reception here was matched in Pittsburgh where running mate Al Gore told a steelworkers convention that Bush has made excuses instead of halting job losses.
But labor could be a substantial help to Clinton now with contributions to the Democratic Party as phone banks and mailings to get out the vote.
"They're pointing fingers with one hand and handing out pink slips with the other hand." Gore told 2,500 bois-
The steelworkers bunged tables for several minutes after the Tennessee senator's speech, chanting, "Four more months."
In his remarks, Gore also said Bush made stunning and dangerous mistakes on foreign policy.
He said no one should deny that the president did well in the Persian Gulf War but blamed the president for approving high-tech sales to Iraq and providing Saddam Hussein with loan guarantees and intelligence reports before the war.
"There's absolutely no question Bill Clinton is not Walted McDonald," Scott said. "The fact that Clinton is not in lockstep with organized labor may mean he can escape the charge that he's captive of special interests."
Chris Scott, president of the North Carolina AFL-CIO, did concede Clinton wasn't as strong a labor candidate as many would like.
Thunderous applause erupted as the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which has backed Republican presidential candidates for 20 years, endorsed Clinton.
Clinton, in turn, renewed his vow to spend $20 billion a year in highways, communications and other projects to put workers back on the job.
How the states are leaning
In a tight election, some states revert to form – that's what makes them close elections; if 1992 is tight, there are three categories for states:
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Bush camp rejects panel's debate plan
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Bush's re-election campaign yesterday rejected a bipartisan panel's recommendation for three presidential debates and one vice president debate. The format had already been accepted by Democrat Bill Clinton.
"We're not sure that's the best way to serve the public," said Robert Teeter, chair of the Bush-Quayle re-election committee. "We really have not come to an absolute position on what we think is the best way to do it yet. We will not accept the commission's proposal as it's outlined now."
Teeter said the Bush team was unhappy about the number of proposed debates and the format.
Florida, declined to immediately comment, saying he wanted to wait until today.
Teeter said that he wasn't ruling out debates and assumed they would take place, but that Bush wasn't ready to commit himself.
The Commission on Presidential Debates, headed by former chairs of both major parties, already had announced dates and sites for the three proposed presidential debates.
The first was proposed for Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. on Sept. 22. The second was to be Oct. 4 in California at the University of San Diego and the third, Oct. 15, in Virginia at the University of Richmond. The commission had recommended a single vice-presidential debate for Sept. 29 in Louisville, Ky.
Clinton, touring hurricane-damaged areas in
"Our position is that, at some appropriate point, we'll sit down with the Clinton people and talk about debates." Teeter said to a group of reporters. George Stephanopoulos, Clinton's communications director, said the Clinton campaign did not need a debate about debates but needed a debate
about the future of the country. He said he didn't think the Clinton campaign would negotiate directly with the Bush camp on terms. He also said Clinton would be in East Lansing on Sept. 22 whether Bush was there or not.
Under the commission's plan, each 90-minute debate would be moderated by a single person rather than a panel, a departure from the 1988 debates.
Republican sources have said that campaign leaders are not pleased with the concept of a single moderator and are not sure they want three debates as opposed to two.
In any event, the Bush campaign's rejection of the format could reflect tactical maneuvering on the part of Chief of Staff James Baker, who used similar tactics when he was Bush's campaign chair in 1988.
Then, Baker waited until the last nautle to commit to debate formats or sites.
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