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Article: Who's Who.(prospective vice presidential running mates)(Brief Article)
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- The Washington Monthly
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- June 1, 2000
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According to The Hill's "Open Secrets" column, Sen. Bob Graham removed himself from Al Gore's vice presidential list when he accused Bill Clinton of lying by promising Graham that the feds would not use a night-time raid to snatch Elian Gonzalez. (For other Democratic vice-presidential possibilities, see page 8 of this issue.) On the Republican side, Sen. Fred Thompson is said to have hurt his vice-presidential chances when his name was linked romantically to that of Margaret Carlson. The Time columnist and "Capital Gang" regular is reportedly too liberal for George W. Bush. Thompson's standing was not enhanced when gossips said he was simultaneously involved with another ...