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<title>
Oct. 19, 1992: Grapevine
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1992
Oct. 19, 1992 The Homestretch: Clinton in Control
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
GRAPEVINE, Page 17
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<p>By JANICE CASTRO
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<p> Lowlier Than Thou
</p>
<p> The less viewers expect, the more impressed they are
likely to be. That was the theory, anyway, as DAN QUAYLE and AL
GORE prepared for their debates, each vying for the label of
most humble candidate. After Quayle pointed out that Gore went
to fancy schools, Gore one-upped him: "While he is preparing
for the debates in the center of the Federal Government, inside
the Beltway, I'm going to do my preps in a barn." Gore's aides
tend to run around in polo shirts and jeans. On Air Force Two,
Quayle's aides are often seen in stocking feet.
</p>
<p> Pays to Know Your Sources
</p>
<p> ABC has captured the most seats (four) on the debate
panels, and some people in Washington wonder if it's a
coincidence that the network also seems to enjoy the coziest
relations with the Administration. White House correspondent Ann
Compton, who has arranged blind dates for White House counsel
C. Boyden Gray, was chosen for the Oct. 11 session. ABC
political director Hal Bruno and correspondent Carole Simpson
will be on later panels. NBC, the Washington Post and the Wall
Street Journal have declined to participate, objecting to the
protocol giving the candidates a say in choosing panel
reporters.
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<p> How's That Again?
</p>
<p> As Congress wrapped up its business last week, effusive
farewells were given for Senators and Congressmen who will not
be returning to Capitol Hill. Some kudos fell a little flat.
Congressman Bill Dannemeyer, improbably lauded as "the
conscience of the House," will long be remembered for inserting
into the 1989 Congressional Record a description of homosexual
lovemaking so meanspirited that it was later excised from the
permanent text. Senator Steve Symms, praised for bravely
defending the rights of gun owners, is notable for little else.
Senator Alan Dixon was lionized as "one of the most fiercely
independent Democrats" in Congress. Funny. He is noted for being
so chummy with lobbyists that he is known around the Hill as "Al
the Pal."
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<p> The Limbaugh State
</p>
<p> Michigan Democrats want to know why their state has spent
$55,000 in taxpayer funds to publish 1.3 million tourism
brochures featuring not fall foliage but attack-radio host RUSH
LIMBAUGH. His photo is on the front and back, and a guide inside
tells visitors where to find him on the dial in almost any part
of the Wolverine State. Limbaugh, a Missouri native who spends
much of his time on the air praising Bush and attacking Clinton,
says he hasn't any idea.
</p>
<p> Charity Does Not Begin at Church
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<p> The Roman Catholic archdiocese in Turin, Italy, has
stirred up a fuss by printing signs for all its churches in an
effort to drive away beggars. Printed in Italian as well as
Arabic -- the language of many of the city's poor -- the signs
read, in part: We don't want to buy useless, superfluous goods,
or see you begging. Explains Father Gianni Sangalli: "Every
Sunday large crowds of immigrants gather at the doorstep of many
churches in Turin asking for charity or peddling useless
objects."
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