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See slides and pictures from the rally at ABC Story from Feb. 2.
02/02/99- Updated 04:59 PM ET High-tech transfusion saves Red Cross"What (people) need to know now is that blood is safe," Dole says. "Your chance of getting tainted blood is extremely small. You're going to die of influenza before you're going to get blood that's tainted with an AIDS virus."
Will She Or Won't She? Elizabeth Dole's Supporters Line Up for 2000 Race Cheering supporters urge Elizabeth Dole to run for president during a Draft Dole Rally in her hometown of Salisbury, N.C. Dole did not attend the Jan. 23 event. (Nell Redmond/AP Photo) By Gayle Tzemach CNEWS.com W A S H I N G T O N, Feb. 2 "I think Mrs. Dole would greatly restore the office of the presidency," says GOP pollster Linda DiVall, whose polls show Dole running strong in New Hampshire and nationwide. DiVall notes that Dole's strengths could boost the party's weaknesses.
"One of the perception problems the Republican Party faces is: Are they caring and compassionate?" she says. Dole's strong Christian faith paired with her Cabinet and non-profit administrative experience "demonstrates a humanitarian aspect that is sorely lacking with the party," DiVall says. "She has an excellent opportunity to bridge the gap with the social conservatives and with the fiscal conservatives."
Dole speech could be campaign tune-up February 3, 1999 BY ALEX RODRIGUEZ STAFF REPORTER Back in the early 1970s when she was in the Nixon administration, Elizabeth Dole walked up to the doorman outside the males-only Metropolitan Club in Washington, introduced herself, and said she had a fourth-floor meeting with a group of lawyers from Cleveland.
``Lady, if your name were Queen Elizabeth, you're not getting into this club,'' the doorman snapped. Dole sent a male colleague to the meeting, a capable person who nonetheless wasn't nearly as prepared as Dole was.
And though she didn't say it, it's clear she believes the country is not only ready for its first woman president, it needs one.
Dole supporters visit Ohio to rally and ascertain support February 2, 1999 BY DALE EMCH BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU COLUMBUS - Backers of Elizabeth Dole as Republican candidate for president in 2000 are in Ohio to rally support for her candidacy. Earl Cox, national campaign manager for Draft Elizabeth Dole 2000, met with state political leaders for informal talks about Mrs. Dole, wife of Bob Dole, the 1996 Republican presidential candidate.
Either Bush Or Dole Could Beat Gore, Poll Finds 1.31 a.m. ET (631 GMT) February 2, 1999 LOS ANGELES — Texas Gov. George W. Bush and Elizabeth Dole, retired head of the American Red Cross, would both beat Vice President Al Gore if presidential elections were held now, according to a poll published Monday.
Bush and Dole emerged as the Republican favorites of voters in the Los Angeles Times poll, even though neither have declared themselves as candidates.
Bush would take 57 percent of the votes to Gore's 39 percent while Dole would beat him by 50 percent to 42 percent, the poll said.
Dole: Liddy Qualified For President - (TOPEKA) -- Former Senator Bob Dole says his wife is qualified to be president. Talking after a speech on Saturday, Dole said there is NO reason why a woman should NOT be elected to lead the nation. There are a number of efforts around the country to draft Elizabeth Dole torun for the Republican presidential nomination in the year 2000. She is expected to decide whether to run in the next month.
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JANUARY 28, 22:02 EST -Changing of the GOP guard highlights annual Kansas Day weekend By LEW FERGUSON- AP Political Writer
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — ``Happy Days Are Here Again'' may have been Democrat Franklin Roosevelt's theme song, but moderate Kansas Republicans can be excused if they borrow it for their big political party this weekend.
Dole will speak at the Republican Veterans Club luncheon Saturday. He also likely will stop by a hospitality room set up by Earl Cox in the Downtown Ramada Inn where the annual Kansas Day events will unfold starting with the annual Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas dinner tonight.
Cox has said he hopes Mrs. Dole announces her intentions by Monday, but there is no indication that she will so in Topeka. She is not scheduled to attend the Kansas Day activities.
Elizabeth Dole considers 2000 presidential bid WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - With polls showing she could become the first viable woman U.S. presidential candidate, Elizabeth Dole is reaching out to former aides to her and her husband, failed 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole. Polls show Elizabeth Dole and Texas Gov. George W. Bush, son of ex-President George Bush, as front-runners for the 2000 Republican nomination, far ahead of a pack of contenders.
JANUARY 27, 00:41 EST - Dole in talks with top New York GOP consultant By MARC HUMBERT - AP Political Writer ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In a fresh sign of her possible interest in running for president, Elizabeth Dole has engaged in talks with a top New York political strategist about joining her team, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Nonetheless, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that Mahoney was in talks with Mrs. Dole. They also said Pataki had been informed by Mahoney last week that the Dole camp had made him an offer and that he planned to accept it.
Mahoney is no stranger to Elizabeth Dole. He served as Northeast regional coordinator for Bob Dole's 1996 presidential campaign and his influence with the campaign stretched far beyond that job.
Should Mahoney go to work for Mrs. Dole, it is unclear what that would say about Pataki's possible ambitions. There has been speculation that Pataki's real interest is in the vice presidential slot, not running for president yet.
JANUARY 23, 17:54 EST Dole's home town says, `Run, Liddy, Run' By DENNIS PATTERSON Associated Press Writer SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) — Elizabeth Dole's home town sent her a message Saturday — it's time for a woman to become president, and we want it to be you. ``Elizabeth Dole, this nation needs you and our party needs you,'' state Sen. Betsy Cochrane told a crowd of about 1,000 people at Salisbury's historic railroad depot. ``America, North Carolina has a tough, right and Southern leader for America.''
POLITICS By Terry M. Neal, Ceci Connolly and Judith Havemann Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, January 27, 1999; Page A07 - Dole Opens Office In the Watergate She doesn't yet have a campaign, but Elizabeth Hanford Dole has an office. Days after Dole stepped down as president of the American Red Cross to contemplate running for president, she opened an office in the Watergate with two aides and a volunteer to answer the phone.
Her chief of staff, Stewart McLaurin, moved over from the Red Cross along with her secretary, Kathryn Wilson, to staff the fledgling operation."Elizabeth Dole's office" is the salutation on the phone.
Lewinsky's Gone, and the Neighbors Gain January 28, 1999 By THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON -- The husband and wife have lived in Washington for quite a while and wanted a bigger place. Rather than move out of the apartment they have grown used to they decided to buy the one next door and tear down the wall. Presto, more space.
The couple are Bob and Elizabeth Dole, and the next-door apartment they are acquiring in the Watergate complex was occupied until recently by a young woman named Monica Lewinsky and her mother, Marcia Lewis, who rented it from the owner.
JANUARY 21, 02:01 EST George Pataki setting up PACs; to increase national travel By MARC HUMBERT AP Political Writer ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With advisers saying he is eyeing a possible presidential run, Gov. George Pataki has created political
action committees to finance trips across the country in the coming months.
The New York Republican said Wednesday that his stepped-up travel plans were ``not about a specific person's candidacy at all,'' but reflected his desire to increase his influence over the direction of the party nationally.
Pataki's strengths include his ability to raise money quickly as governor of New York and the fact that only California has more presidential electoral votes. He is also known as the man who brought down former Gov. Mario Cuomo...
January 6, 1999 LIBERTIES / By MAUREEN DOWD Discipline Us, Please
But she is the un-Clinton, the perfect antidote to the most undisciplined President in history. ...Nurse Ratched for President. It's about time our cuckoo's nest got a good tidying up. |
