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Article: Election billboard.(United States pre-election highlights include an increase in the polls for presidential candidate Ross Perot, the endorsement of Bill Clinton by the New York Times, and Bob Dole's declaring the Times liberal and hostile)(American Survey)(Brief Article)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- November 2, 1996
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Word: "Outrage". Bob Dole wonders why Americans don't feel more of it about Clintonian ethics. Ross Perot challenges Bill Clinton to a one-hour debate on the subject, and sees his poll-ratings rise as he attacks the Asian-money scandals.
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Quote: Mr Dole in Texas: "I wonder what people are thinking about, or if people are thinking at all . . . Wake up America, you're about to do yourself an injustice if you vote for Bill Clinton."
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T-shirt: "Soccer Moms for Dole/Kemp", worn at a Dole rally in Denver. As the shirts are distributed, a little boy asks, "What are soccer moms, Daddy?"
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Sign: At Mr Dole's rally in Anaheim, ...