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Article: When it comes to economics, Clinton and Dole aren't far apart.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- March 6, 1996
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WASHINGTON _ If Bob Dole faces Bill Clinton in November, as now seems likely, you can forget about radical economic proposals like the ones that have dominated the 1996 political debate so far.
Because when it comes to economics, Dole and Clinton are a lot closer than people might expect. Neither man champions anything nearly so radical as Steve Forbes' flat tax or Pat Buchanan's militant protectionism.
Instead, both men favor balanced budgets, free trade, modest tax cuts and centrist compromises. True, their spending priorities vary, but not much.
``There's not a whole lot of difference,'' observed Stan Collender, federal budget analyst for Price ...
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Article: Clinton vs. Dole the best political wrestling match ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;
July 30, 1993 ;
700+ words
... ... World War II. Sure, no reason Dole and Clinton should be buddies. That's ... there was the remarkable sight of Clinton, Dole and Strauss at a table at Duke ... to the dumpster. Meanwhile, Clinton and Dole should can the cute talk, cozy ...
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