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Democrats raise $26.5 million at record-breaking political fundraiser, but crowd embarrasses Vice President Gore when it hails President Clinton with chants of “Four more years!” . . . Gore labels Social Security plan advanced by George W. Bush “stock-market roulette.” Although he receives income from stocks owned by his mother, he says he owns none himself—and hasn’t invested since 1976 election to Congress to avoid conflicts of interest. . . . Gore, last year: “One of the single most important, salient facts that jumped out at everybody is that over any 10-year period in American history, returns on equities are just significantly higher than these other returns.” . . . Sen. Robert Torricelli (D., N.J.), in New York Times: “Until Al Gore actually goes to Los Angeles and receives his party’s nomination and campaigns in his own right, he will still be identified by most Americans as Bill Clinton’s vice president. There is still not a separate identity, and only the dramatic departure from Los Angeles is going to create this new identity.” . . . Rep. Charles Rangel (D., N.Y.): “A lot of people are concerned just how committed the unions are to hurting members of Congress and how they use a different standard for the vice president [on trade with China] . . . We don’t want them to be cruel to the vice president, but we’re running for reelection too.” . . . UAW president Stephen Yokich: “It’s time to forget about party labels and instead focus on supporting candidates, such as Ralph Nader.” . . . Green Party candidate Nader, on Clinton: “The House was proper in impeaching him and the Senate really should have convicted him.”

Bush weighs announcing veep candidate several weeks before convention, but says it’s unlikely he’d choose before July. … In New York Times/CBS News survey, 30 percent of GOP voters say they’d be less likely to support Bush if he picked pro-choice running mate. . . . Colin Powell: “I do not seek elective office and so I’m not a candidate for vice president, and I am not seeking it.” . . . Gov. Ed Schafer (R., N.D.), on whom Bush should pick, in NR Online interview: “I’m an Elizabeth Dole champion.” . . . Bush may accept Gore debate challenge and schedule summer face-offs, reports New York Daily News. . . . Bush criticizes Oregon euthanasia law, in the Oregonian: “The idea of using a controlled substance to end somebody’s life is something I don’t agree with.” . . . Nancy Reagan endorses Bush.

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Democrats raise $26.5 million at record-breaking political fundraiser, but crowd embarrasses Vice President Gore when it hails President Clinton with chants of “Four more years!” . . . Gore labels Social Security plan advanced by George W. Bush “stock-market roulette.” Although he receives income from stocks owned by his mother, he says he owns none himself—and hasn’t invested since 1976 election to Congress to avoid conflicts of interest. . . . Gore, last year: “One of the single most important, salient facts that jumped out at everybody is that over any 10-year period in American history, returns on equities are just significantly higher than these other returns.” . . . Sen. Robert Torricelli (D., N.J.), in New York Times: “Until Al Gore actually goes to Los Angeles and receives his party’s nomination and campaigns in his own right, he will still be identified by most Americans as Bill Clinton’s vice president. There is still not a separate identity, and only the dramatic departure from Los Angeles is going to create this new identity.” . . . Rep. Charles Rangel (D., N.Y.): “A lot of people are concerned just how committed the unions are to hurting members of Congress and how they use a different standard for the vice president [on trade with China] . . . We don’t want them to be cruel to the vice president, but we’re running for reelection too.” . . . UAW president Stephen Yokich: “It’s time to forget about party labels and instead focus on supporting candidates, such as Ralph Nader.” . . . Green Party candidate Nader, on Clinton: “The House was proper in impeaching him and the Senate really should have convicted him.”

Bush weighs announcing veep candidate several weeks before convention, but says it’s unlikely he’d choose before July. … In New York Times/CBS News survey, 30 percent of GOP voters say they’d be less likely to support Bush if he picked pro-choice running mate. . . . Colin Powell: “I do not seek elective office and so I’m not a candidate for vice president, and I am not seeking it.” . . . Gov. Ed Schafer (R., N.D.), on whom Bush should pick, in NR Online interview: “I’m an Elizabeth Dole champion.” . . . Bush may accept Gore debate challenge and schedule summer face-offs, reports New York Daily News. . . . Bush criticizes Oregon euthanasia law, in the Oregonian: “The idea of using a controlled substance to end somebody’s life is something I don’t agree with.” . . . Nancy Reagan endorses Bush.