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The Greening Of New York
Planes, Trains And Buses
Gantt Gets A Chicago Spotlight
Focusing On The Fall

The Greening Of New York

NEW YORK (AllPolitics, Aug. 22) -- Green Party activists said President Bill Clinton's support for drastic welfare legislation has fueled the signature-gathering effort to get their candidate, consumer advocate Ralph Nader, on the New York ballot. So far, they have collected 27,603 signatures, nearly twice the number needed to qualify. "The number of people signing petitions in the last 10 days really surged," Green Party leader Mark Dunlea told The Associated Press. "Bill Clinton's support for the welfare repeal bill has really helped." If he's unlikely to win next November, Nader just might siphon off votes from the president in must-win states New York and California.

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Planes, Trains And Buses

WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, Aug. 22) -- It worked in 1992, so Bill Clinton and Al Gore plan to try it again: A post-convention bus trip to meet voters. Officials said Clinton and Gore, accompanied by their wives, will roll through southern Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. The trip will begin in Cape Girardeau, Mo. on Friday, Aug. 30 and end the next day in Memphis. The trip echoes Clinton and Gore's 1992 trip through several key midwestern states. To get to the convention, Clinton will jet to West Virginia on Sunday, then board a train bound for the Windy City.

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Gantt Gets A Chicago Spotlight

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AllPolitics, Aug. 22) -- Democratic convention organizers have provided a welcome boost to North Carolina Senate candidate Harvey Gantt, giving him a prime time speaking slot at next week's Chicago gathering. Gantt, who's challenging Republican Sen. Jesse Helms, will speak Tuesday night, along with another Senate hopeful, Texas' Victor Morales who is challenging Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas).

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Focusing On The Fall

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AllPolitics, Aug. 22) -- Dan Quayle says he's less worried about his own political fortunes than maintaining Republican control of Congress. He's now heading Campaign America, a political action committee organized by Robert Dole. Quayle told The Associated Press he's "going to work my heart out for the Republican congressional candidates." Quayle opted out from running himself in campaign '96, but has not ruled out a future bid for the White House.

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