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Bush praises his running mate Dan Quayle on the peculiar grounds that he "damn sure never burned the American flag," as if Dukakis or Lloyd Bentson or anyone in mainstream public life ever did. Meanwhile, other Republicans spread the baseless rumor that there are photographs of Kitty Dukakis burning the flag. If Bush thinks that kind of thing has no place in the campaign, he lacks the gallantry to say so. He also lacks the candor to say straight out about his opponent what he suggests by innuendo...
...route to Kansas City, Senator Lloyd M. Bentson (D-Tex.), a presidential hopeful, said "The convention has to result in a compromise--no one gets what they want all the time." He said he hopes to see an economic plank come out of the convention since "That's the biggest issue" facing the country at this time...