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...Washington, all eyes were on the 30 or so Congressmen who still have not decided how they will cast their vote in this week's critical showdown over contra aid. With the outcome impossible to call, the Reagan Administration scurried to design a package palatable enough to squeak through. The President requested $36.2 million, of which 10% would be for military assistance. To appease Congressmen who feel uncomfortable replenishing the weapons pipeline while peace talks are under way, the Administration plans to hold that $3.6 million in escrow until March 31. Reagan pledged he would "personally consult the Presidents...
...Bush's fortitude, it seems to have revived doubts about his role in the Iran-contra affair. A reading of the confrontation's transcript suggests that Bush was evasive, while Rather seemed knowledgeable and persistent. In television, style overwhelms substance, image replaces information. But as the sense of a showdown between Bush and the evil anchorman began to subside, perceptions began to change...
...mean just one thing: another congressional vote on contra aid was at hand. But this vote, scheduled for next week, promises to be different. Seven years after first requesting money for the rebels and making the contras a cornerstone of his foreign policy, Reagan may be facing his final showdown over the fate of those he once likened to the Founding Fathers. Administration officials maintain that there are only enough military supplies in the pipeline to sustain the rebels through February. If the vote is no, Reagan will not be able to provide new funds until October, dangerously close...
...Tony Coelho (D-Calif.) the chief vote counter for House Democrats. said the margin for the showdown vote remains razor-thin, with a group of 30 to 50 members considered crucial...
...with Dole, who wisecracked his way through the debate and tried to cement his image as a just-folks neighbor from Kansas. He felt no political need to further provoke Bush; his sardonic jabs earlier in the week had been enough to move the race toward a two-man showdown...