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...places where acting like a cross between a rock star and the dictator of a banana republic is tolerated. One of the sessions during orientation for congressional spouses is on how to live with a celebrity. It's an atmosphere, says former Missouri Lieutenant Governor Harriett Woods, who now heads the National Women's Political Caucus, where "Senators prey on women as if they were groupies." One wife has remarked that a reason members spend so much time at the office is the adoring staff. There's too much reality at home...
When Dorothy Stimson Bullitt of Seattle started King Broadcasting in 1946, she bankrolled the venture with her family's lumber fortune. Now the radio-and-TV empire is worth as much as $650 million, and her daughters want to put the wealth back where it came from: the environment. Harriett Stimson Bullitt, 65, and Priscilla Bullitt Collins, 69, said last week they will place the family- owned company up for sale to raise money to protect the Northwest's natural beauty. Their empire includes six television stations, six radio stations and 13 cable-TV systems...
...Christopher Bond was the youngest Governor in the U.S. Now "Kit" Bond is 47 and no longer a boy wonder, but he still stands out from the political crowd. Last Tuesday he became the only Republican this year to capture a Senate seat from the Democrats, beating Lieutenant Governor Harriett Woods 53% to 47% to take the Missouri seat held by Thomas Eagleton, who is retiring. Bond's victory confirmed the strong conservative Republican trend in Missouri, which was once a staunchly Democratic state...
...also making heavy use of its biggest gun. President Reagan last week launched a final tour of crucial states, hoping some of his spectacular popularity will rub off on local candidates. In Missouri, where former Republican Governor Christopher ("Kit") Bond is straining to stay ahead of Democratic Lieutenant Governor Harriett Woods, Reagan told an enthusiastic audience, "This is my last campaign, and if you'd like to vote for me one more time, you can do it by voting for Kit Bond." The Democrats have responded by trotting out such luminaries of their own as Ted Kennedy and 1988 Presidential...
That seemed to defuse what otherwise might have been sharp criticism from Democrats campaigning for next month's congressional elections. Missouri Lieutenant Governor Harriett Woods, a liberal running for the Senate, contented herself with this bland comment: "I'm not saying the President should have accepted (Gorbachev's offer). I do think that the Administration must now define SDI's purpose more clearly...