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Looking toward ’94: Decision by California conservative Rep. Chris Cox not to challenge Sen. Dianne Feinstein next year leaves only former Rep. Bill Dannemeyer and freshman liberal Rep. Michael Huffington in the field. Huffington is considered front-runner because of his wealth. … In Minnesota, conservatives have been urging freshman Rep. Rod Grams to run for seat vacated by embattled Sen. David Durenberger. Grams, remember, took lead in gathering support for alternatives (containing tax cuts and mandatory spending reductions) to Bill Clinton’s budget. … In Montana, Democratic former Sen. John Melcher, defeated for re-election in 1988 by Republican Conrad Burns, has announced he will avenge the loss next year. … In House, though Newt Gingrich is favorite to win post of retiring Minority Leader Bob Michel, there’s a move to put women in other leadership posts. Liberal Nancy Johnson Conn.) is much talked about: conservatives are pushing instead for Barbara Vucanovich of Nevada, who has put in ten good years of service. Question may be moot: Rep. Johnson may leave House for gubernatorial race now that Lowell Weicker is not seeking re-election. . . . And looking further ahead, outgoing Joint Chiefs Chairman Colin Powell is mentioned as possible presidential candidate. He receives high marks in opinion polls; in recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, 62 per cent of blacks and 60 per cent of whites hold positive views of him. However, he refuses to answer questions about political future—even party affiliation.

Book detailing Al Gore’s vision of reinventing government cost $170,000 to print—more than three times normal cost for government book. Government Printing Office retail price: $14; private publisher: $9. . . . DNC is sending out a letter from President Clinton soliciting money for Democratic Action Network, the group campaigning for the health-care proposal, which has not yet been released to Congress. . . . Little Rock’s Rose law firm—alma mater of Hillary Clinton, Webster Hubbell, and Vincent Foster—will soon open Washington, D.C., office. . . . Bob Dole has attached amendment to Transportation appropriation bill that will give $150,000 to those fired from White House travel office to help pay legal bills. . . . Clinton’s first attorney-general nominee, Zoë Baird, was named to Foreign Policy Advisory Board, as was former Joint Chiefs Chairman William Crowe. . . . Leaders of the Black Caucus were so busy fighting over who would sit at President’s table at recent fundraising dinner that not one of them greeted Clinton as he arrived. . . . Veteran Black Caucus member and strong pro-union man John Conyers (D.. Mich.) has said he’s leaning toward supporting NAFTA. Norman Dicks (D., Wash.), nine-term House veteran from pro-union district and presumed NAFTA foe, has come out in favor.

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Looking toward ’94: Decision by California conservative Rep. Chris Cox not to challenge Sen. Dianne Feinstein next year leaves only former Rep. Bill Dannemeyer and freshman liberal Rep. Michael Huffington in the field. Huffington is considered front-runner because of his wealth. … In Minnesota, conservatives have been urging freshman Rep. Rod Grams to run for seat vacated by embattled Sen. David Durenberger. Grams, remember, took lead in gathering support for alternatives (containing tax cuts and mandatory spending reductions) to Bill Clinton’s budget. … In Montana, Democratic former Sen. John Melcher, defeated for re-election in 1988 by Republican Conrad Burns, has announced he will avenge the loss next year. … In House, though Newt Gingrich is favorite to win post of retiring Minority Leader Bob Michel, there’s a move to put women in other leadership posts. Liberal Nancy Johnson Conn.) is much talked about: conservatives are pushing instead for Barbara Vucanovich of Nevada, who has put in ten good years of service. Question may be moot: Rep. Johnson may leave House for gubernatorial race now that Lowell Weicker is not seeking re-election. . . . And looking further ahead, outgoing Joint Chiefs Chairman Colin Powell is mentioned as possible presidential candidate. He receives high marks in opinion polls; in recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, 62 per cent of blacks and 60 per cent of whites hold positive views of him. However, he refuses to answer questions about political future—even party affiliation.

Book detailing Al Gore’s vision of reinventing government cost $170,000 to print—more than three times normal cost for government book. Government Printing Office retail price: $14; private publisher: $9. . . . DNC is sending out a letter from President Clinton soliciting money for Democratic Action Network, the group campaigning for the health-care proposal, which has not yet been released to Congress. . . . Little Rock’s Rose law firm—alma mater of Hillary Clinton, Webster Hubbell, and Vincent Foster—will soon open Washington, D.C., office. . . . Bob Dole has attached amendment to Transportation appropriation bill that will give $150,000 to those fired from White House travel office to help pay legal bills. . . . Clinton’s first attorney-general nominee, Zoë Baird, was named to Foreign Policy Advisory Board, as was former Joint Chiefs Chairman William Crowe. . . . Leaders of the Black Caucus were so busy fighting over who would sit at President’s table at recent fundraising dinner that not one of them greeted Clinton as he arrived. . . . Veteran Black Caucus member and strong pro-union man John Conyers (D.. Mich.) has said he’s leaning toward supporting NAFTA. Norman Dicks (D., Wash.), nine-term House veteran from pro-union district and presumed NAFTA foe, has come out in favor.