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Pataki Visits New Hampshire; Is Coy About Aspirations
By Ryan Thornburg
Washingtonpost.com Staff
Thursday, March 18, 1999
New York Gov. George Pataki (R) begins a two-day trip through New Hampshire today, after saying Wednesday that "right now we have no sitting Republican governor who is a candidate and I think we should." Pataki, who is being mentioned as a vice presidential candidate, said Texas Gov. George W. Bush should formally enter the campaign.
"He taught me how to take up hay all day long in the hot sun and then, after a dinner break, go over and help the neighbors take up hay before the rain came and spoiled it on the ground."
– Vice President Gore, during an Iowa campaign trip, on lessons learned from his father. (The Des Moines Register,
March 16)
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• Pataki: Prez Race Needs a GOP Governor in It (Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, N.H., March 18)
• Key Stories: George Pataki (washingtonpost.com)
Former Gingrich Pollster Wants Republicans To Study Ventura's 'Body Language'
Frank Luntz, a former adviser to Newt Gingrich and pollster for Ross Perot's 1992 presidential bid, said Wednesday that his party's leadership could benefit by studying the communication techniques of Minnesota Reform Gov. Jesse Ventura.
• GOP Pollster Counsels His Party to Study Ventura's Appeal (The Star-Tribune, Minneapolis, March 18)
Texas House Follows Bush Lead on Budget
Likely Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush is faring well with the Texas state legislature. The House budget proposal set aside $3 billion to fund Bush's plans for teacher pay raises and property tax cuts.
• Budget Plan Has Bush's Numbers (Austin American-Statesman, March 18)
• Key Stories: George W. Bush (washingtonpost.com)
Louisiana Sodomy Law Overturned
A state judge on Wednesday threw out a Louisiana law banning sodomy, saying the law violated privacy rights. The ruling is expected to be appealed to the state Supreme Court.
• Louisiana's Law Against Sodomy Is Overturned (The Dallas Morning News, March 18)
Ryan Thornburg can be reached at ryan.thornburg@washingtonpost.com
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