NATION/WORLD UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Monday, March 4, 1996 5A Victory strengthens Dole's lead John King The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Bob Dole's South Carolina victory brought no instant surrenders in the Republican presidential race. Steve Forbes, Pat Buchanan and others continued to battle yesterday in preparation for the GOP's defining week ahead. With eight primaries tomorrow and another Thursday, time is on Dole's side; rivals can't campaign everywhere against the revived front-runner, nor is there much time for any new advertising to take hold. And with so many states in play at once — and a bunch more on Feb. 12 — the establishment support Dole can count on from governors, senators and others should prove an invaluable asset, as it did Saturday in South Carolina. Texas Gov. George W. Bush is expected to endorse Dole as early as Wednesday, providing a boost for that state's giant March 12 primary. Dole was knocked from his place as front-runner two weeks ago in New Hampshire by rebel conservative Buchanan, who then lost the baton, along with Delaware and Arizona, to flat-tax champion Forbes. The nomination now is back in Dole's grasp, and it might stop changing hands if the Senate majority leader can hold it through the bruising challenges this week "If he has the kind of week he is capable of, at that point, it becomes his to lose." in Georgia, New York and elsewhere. "If he has the kind of week he is capable of, at that point, it becomes his to lose," said House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Newt Gingrich House speaker Gingrich said he wasn't endorsing Dole but was eager for the party to settle an often abrasive nominating contest. He urged everyone but Buchanan and Forbes to give up the race, "so we can have a nominee by the middle of March and begin the work of uniting the party." It was a blunt message, just before the primary in Georgia, Gingrich's home state, where former Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander hopes for a breakthrough but was running third. However, Alexander balked at Gingrich's advice. After South Carolina, he said, "The issue will shift from Buchanan to Dole, and the question will be: 'Is Bob Dole who we really want to run against Bill Clinton?'" But as more states weigh in, it is getting tougher for candidates who keep losing to Dole to make the case that they are stronger contenders. Even as Buchanan vowed to contest Georgia by challenging Dole's cultural conservatism, he was thinking ahead to the GOP convention in San Diego. He warned that his supporters would abandon the Republican Party if a Dole-led ticket changed the anti-abortion platform plank. Buchanan also warned that Dole should not think of naming a running mate who supports abortion rights, telling NBC's Meet the Press that doing so "will split his party asunder and many of my people will walk out no matter what I do." On ABC's This Week with David Brinkley, Dole said he would consider Colin Powell, who supports abortion rights, along with others for the No. 2 spot on his ticket. "I don't have a litmus test for my selection, if I'm the nominee," Dole said. In a race that veered wildly at virtually every opportunity, Dole is by no means in the clear. There are 319 convention delegates up for grabs tomorrow and Thursday — about one third of what it takes to clinch the nomination. Whitewater trial commences today The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — President Clinton's Whitewater partners and his successor as Arkansas governor go on trial today in a case that could determine the weight of the political millstone Clinton has worn since Whitewater emerged as a campaign issue in 1992. Clinton has been subpoenaed to testify, although whether he must take the witness stand in person has not been decided. tions far beyond any criminal penalties. Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr alleges that the defendants benefited illegally from about $3 million in loans from federally backed banks. Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, former financier James McDougal and his ex-wife, Susan McDougal, face fraud and conspiracy charges in a 21-count indictment returned by the Whitewater grand jury last summer. Tucker, a Democrat, could be banished from the office he, as lieutenant governor, inherited after Convictions would have ramifica- Clinton won the presidency. And Clinton's political opponents will be watching for any evidence that could hurt him in an election year. The Clintonts maintain they were passive Bill Clinton investors in Whitewater, a land deal that never made money, and had no irregular dealings with the McDougals' savings and loan. The collapse of the McDougals' Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan cost taxpayers $65 million. Tucker and the McDougals insist they've done nothing wrong and that their prosecution is political. They have portrayed Starr, a lifelong Republican and an appointee in two GOP administrations, as a partisan hunting dog with a long leash held by Republicans bent on destroying the president. "Obviously, this whole matter is overwhelmed by the politics associated with President Clinton's election and the determination of a dedicated group of people to nullify the effect of that election and to try to defeat him in November," Tucker said. Tucker faces 11 counts that could net him 52 years in prison and fines of $2.75 million. McDougal faces 19 counts, Susan McDougal faces eight. Tucker and Clinton never were business partners, but they had mutual friends. Tucker borrowed heavily in the 1980s from the savings and loan owned by the McDougals, who were partners with the Clintons in the Whitewater land development in northern Arkansas. Tucker and the McDougals also did business with former municipal judge David Hale's small business investment company. Hale is the chief prosecution witness and is expected to testify that Tucker and Clinton pressured him to make bad loans, including $300,000 one to Susan McDougal 10 years ago this month. The governor and the president have denied Hale's accusations. The McDougals' attorneys have subpoenaed Clinton to testify at the trial. Defense attorneys and the president's personal lawyer continued negotiating last week on whether the president would appear in person, via satellite or on videotape. Presiding U.S. District Judge George Howard Jr. will have the final word, but a decision before the trial was unlikely. Use the Kansan Classifieds to find what you need! Or sell what you don't! VERDI'S La Traviata The University of Kansas School of Fine Arts Land Cancer Society presents a Concert Series event The New York City Opera National Company in The tender tragedy of Violetta Valery who sacrifices all for love Part I March 7 &c. 8, 8 p.m. The Lied Center of Kansas Victoria and Alfredo find true love together! Find out at the Lied Center in the New York City Opera's presentation of La Traviata the Lied Center Box Office (864-ARTS); and all ticketmaster Centers or call ticketmaster at 931.324-4545. Thanked for the Attention to detail by the Ahmanson Group. STUDENT SENATE ARTS 9th & iowa * Hillcrest Shopping Center. 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