Article: THE FINAL DAYS GEPHARDT ATTACKED, HITS BACK IN DEBATE

Steven Marantz of The Globe staff contributed to this

report.

GOFFSTOWN, N.H. - Missouri Rep. Richard Gephardt's advocacy of an oil import levy, his support of Ronald Reagan's 1981 tax cuts and off-color comments by his campaign manager about Tennessee Sen. Albert Gore Jr. came under attack yesterday in the last Democratic debate before Tuesday's New Hampshire primary.

But Gephardt, under assault, struck back, questioning Illinois Sen. Paul Simon's consistency in opposing Social Security cuts, suggesting that Simon and Massachusetts Gov. Dukakis might raise income taxes, and observing in the midst of the attacks on him,"I'm beginning to feel after this I'll be ready for Bob ...

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