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Transcript: Capitol Hill Shocked at Dole's Retirement, Says Pundit
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- NPR Morning Edition
- Article date:
- May 16, 1996
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Cokie Roberts talks about the reaction on Capitol Hill over Senator
Robert Dole's announcement yesterday that he was stepping down from
his office in the Senate. She analyzes how Republicans view the move.
BOB EDWARDS, Host: NPR's Cokie Roberts joins me now. Good morning.
COKIE ROBERTS, Reporter: Good morning, Bob.
BOB EDWARDS: This announcement came as a big surprise. You spoke
with many Republicans last night. What have they been saying?
COKIE ROBERTS: I mean, one of those things- did we know that a secret
could be kept this well in Washington?
BOB EDWARDS: Imagine!
COKIE ROBERTS: It was a shocking, just shocking. They are- they
are ...