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Dole attacks Clinton on ethics At debate, he's also hit on Medicare issue
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Out to revive his White House hopes with just 20 days to go to the
election, Bob Dole accused President Clinton in their final debate
Wednesday of violating the public's trust by presiding over an
administration with "scandals almost on a daily basis."
Dole was the aggressor from the outset in a 90-minute, town
hall-style forum at the University of San Diego. No matter the
subject, he sought to turn his response into a critique of Clinton.
Dole's verbal assault came after se...
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Clinton, Dole Stress Differences; Debate Highlights Rival Campaign Themes, Often Echoing Ads and Speeches
The Washington Post
; President Clinton and his Republican challenger Robert J. Dole drew sharp distinctions in their appraisals of current world and national conditions tonight in their first televised debate of the 1996 campaign, differing on what can be done to improve the lives of average Americans. The generally
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Dole attacks Clinton on ethics Dole played part-time hardball While aggressive, he stopped short of a full-out assault Series: Politics 96 Style
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Trailing late in the race, Bob Dole could have gone for broke and staged a furious, single-minded attack on incumbent Bill Clinton's character, ethics and honesty. That didn't quite happen Wednesday night, owing either to Dole's own obvious ambivalence or to the format of the San Diego debate,
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At close range: they know each other well - very well. As Clinton and Dole face off, there's only one question: can Dole break through? (1996 presidential contenders Pres. Bill Clinton and Bob Dole)(Politics, 1996)
Newsweek
; They know each other well--very well. As Clinton and Dole face off, there's only one question: can Dole breakthrough? THERE WERE BAGELS ON the table the first-born morning they met to do business--and Bob Dole did not want bagels. Where are the doughnuts? he jokingly muttered in the Cabinet Room at
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Clinton's advantage fades Dole's quick rise alters election expectations in both parties; What the polls say: People continue to have doubts about President Clinton's leadership abilities and his character, but they like him more than last year. Voters are concerned that at age 72, Dole might lack the stamina to be effective and that he has no vision, but they consider his experience a plus.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ... of Republican voters and 46% of Democrats said they would like to see a third-party candidate in the race, according to a CBS News poll of 1,265 adults nationwide conducted last week. In fact, several recent polls offer signs of the strengths and weaknesses ...
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Clinton, Dole square off on drug, tax issues // Tentative Dole wastes chance
Chicago Sun-Times
; ... in the 90-minute exchange. Both candidates were subdued; Clinton seemed deliberately low-key and Dole a bit nervous. In an ABC News poll taken after the debate, watchers scored Clinton the winner with 50 percent to Dole's 30 percent. Dole waited more than an ...
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