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Arizona GOP Does McCain No Favors
By Ryan Thornburg
Washingtonpost.com Staff
Wednesday, February 3, 1999
Arizona Sen. John McCain may have suffered a small setback in his expected bid for the Republican presidential nomination last weekend, when his state's GOP leaders voted against his wishes to move the 2000 primary to mid-March. McCain had hoped to avoid the risk of losing an expensive homestate fight in February, before the decisive California primary in early March.
"He knows I'm not going to veto it. Because I would never veto anything he really wanted to do."
– Laura Bush, on the presidential plans of her husband, Gov. George W. Bush (R-Tex.). (The Dallas Morning News, Feb. 1)
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• State GOP Is Independent and Intolerant (The Arizona Republic, Feb. 3)
Gore Pushes 'Livable Communities' in N.H.
During his trip to New Hampshire today, Vice President Al Gore will hit on a theme he began last month in Iowa: "livable communities." On this trip, Gore will be talking about traffic congestion.
• Gore Returns to New Hampshire (Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, N.H., Feb. 3)
• Gore Making California His 2000 'Fortress' (Los Angeles Times, Feb. 3)
Ryan Thornburg can be reached at ryan.thornburg@washingtonpost.com
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