Word: pro
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...rare display of bipartisanship, Clinton and DeLay are stumping furiously for the same cause. Last week the President was host to a pro-China White House rally that featured robust speeches by Henry Kissinger, architect of the cold war opening to China; former Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter and Vice President Gore, as well as appearances by a score of statesmen and politicians, including Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura. The event underscored the high political stakes for Clinton, who hopes that passage of the bill will serve as the cornerstone for a more stable relationship with China--and a more...
...vice-presidential nominee. And according to recent reports, Bush is casting a wide net in his quest for a running mate; at least a couple of the potential candidates, Pennsylvania's Governor Tom Ridge and New Jersey's Governor Christine Todd Whitman, are firmly established in the pro-choice camp. Ridge is opposed to late-term abortions, but supports abortion rights within the parameters of Keystone State law (24-hour waiting period, parental notification, 24-week limit). Whitman, meanwhile, is staunchly pro-choice...
...orbit of Pat Robertson and the Christian Coalition, forces he was pressed into befriending by the insurgency of primary opponent John McCain. But whether he could successfully go from a mere flirtation with the left of his party to the embrace that would come with the selection of a pro-choice running mate is up for question...
Apart from the anger he would engender among religious conservatives - something he may be able to discount due to their lack of alternatives - it may be hard to shake off accusations of political expediency and hypocrisy. After all, the moral absolutism of the pro-life position is difficult to square with the cold-hearted strategizing involved in picking a partner with opposing views. Then again, Bush has been careful to keep a somewhat fuzzy definition of his pro-life position. So don't be surprised to find him reverting to the kind of language he adopted prior to being reelected...
...Clinton is from Washington. Lazio backed Newt Gingrich, but also has a moderate record on family leave and abortion rights, which will blunt some of Clinton's attacks on him as a lockstep GOP party man. Pooley says the race may well depend on which vote is bigger: pro-Hillary or anti-Hillary. "There may be a ceiling to Clinton's numbers, which didn't get past 45 percent or so even when Giuliani was at the height of his troubles," he says. "We'll have to see how well Lazio performs in this very high-profile campaign...