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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes tuesday june 9, 1992gop, democrats mount attacks on Perot Washington up president Bush and Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton launched indirect attacks on unannounced presidential contender Ross Perot dispatching political aides and allies to denounce the Texas billionaire As a dangerous unknown Quantity and a political Elmer Gantry. The anti Perot campaigns from both parties came sunday As the democratic and Republican presidential contenders tried to find an effective response to the Challenge mounted by the flamboyant Texas political outsider. Perot leads both Bush and Clinton in some polls. Vice president Dan Quayle during a Stop in Indianapolis ridiculed Perot s stance As a Washington outsider saying the claim would no longer stand up to Public scrutiny after the Texas billionaire last week hired Campaign veterans Edward Rollins and Hamilton Jordan to run his Campaign. Jordan a Democrat ran Jimmy Carter s successful Campaign against president Ford in 1976. Rollins a Republican ran president Reagan a successful reelection Campaign in 1984. The two Are viewed As politically astute Washington insiders Quot i think that Ross Perot has made his first major political mistake a Quayle said in Only his second Public comment about the Texas challenger. A a he has now hired two expensive inside Washington handlers to Tell him How to run his Campaign. High priced inside Washington handlers or. Perot Arentt going to do you a lot of Good. Or. Outside is now going  republicans and democrats alike ganged up on Perot in comments on the Washington talk show circuit attempting to focus Public attention on exactly How Little is known about the Maverick businessman. Quot nobody really knows where he stands on the issues a Bush Campaign chairman Frederic Malek said in an appearance on abcs this week with David Brinkley. A a in a not sure where he stands and in a not sure the american people know where he stands. Ross Perot says that the issues done to  a a he a always ducked the Tough questions that allow us to do a real assessment a Ronald Brown jr., chairman of the democratic National committee said on the Brinkley show. A i done to know what he stands  Brown a Clinton ally added a a lot of what in be heard is frightening. It indicates a real Lack of tolerance almost a kind of Elmer Gantry  he was referring to Sinclair Lewis fictional flamboyant spellbinding american evangelist of the Early 1900s. A the can get people Reed up to walk Down a path and they done to even know where that path is taking them a Brown said. The Perot bashing by the democratic and Republican campaigns came As politicians offered the White House conflicting advice on How to tackle the surging popularity of the Texas billionaire. Rep. Newt Gingrich r-ga., sent a memo to the White House warning that Bush and his advisers have to break away from Standard polities if they arc to avoid defeat in november. But the Senate a minority Leader Rob president Bush and Norma Mjor wife of British prime minister John major Chat at Fords theatre in Washington before the Start of the musical con rack on sunday. Ert Dole r-kan., in an interview on no cd a meet the press said Bush for now should continue what he has been doing a acting presidential and avoiding a direct Public confrontation with Perot. A i done to have a recipe As Gingrich seems to have but my View is that the president just has to stick with what he is doing a Dole said. A i done to think he takes on Ross Perot at this stage but i think sooner or later he May have  Bush appeared to agree with Dole addressing a joint news conference with British prime minister John major at the Camp David presidential Retreat in the Western Maryland mountains Bush said he was focusing on the duties of the presidency and a not going after my  a now pm going to keep on trying to do substantive things a Bush said. But he added that when the fall political season arrives a i will be rolling up my sleeves and set to go to work in the political Arena. And the Public will be in for a Good  Perot won of for warrant less searches by Steven a. Holmes the new York times Dallas a two years ago during a dispute with a tenant renting a Home from Ross Perot lawyers for the Texas billionaire persuaded a judge Here to permit warrant less searches of properly the Dallas morning news has reported. T he newspaper said Perot hired off duty police officers to conduct searches of the House three times a Day after the tenant h. Waynes Hayes jr., fell nine Days behind in his monthly rent of $7,500. The searches continued for 10 Days until lawyers for Hayes and Perot worked out a settlement the newspaper reported. Richard d. Pullman the lawyer for Perot said the searches were needed because of fears that Hayes would damage the property which was valued at $2 million and situated next door to Perot a North Dallas estate. Perot had rented the Home to Hayes in january 1990. On March 9, 1990, Perot sued Hayes for non payment of his March rent. At the same time Perot claiming that unspecified a a unsavoury actions were taking place in the House asked the court to allow him to place a private Security guard in the House 24 hours a Day. After conferring with lawyers for Perot and Hayes judge Adolph Canales allowed Perot to place a an off duty Dallas policeman or other Security guard upon the property excluding the  but the judge also permitted these guards to a conduct a full and reasonable inspection of the House daily at 9 a.m., 3 . And 7 .�?� a it seems a bit severe a Sandy Rollins director of the Texas tenants Union told the morning news. A a that a certainly a first for us. In be never heard of any other landlord doing  James Squires a spokesman for Perot did not return Telephone Calls Over the weekend.2 teaming up for Senate race Sacramento. Calif. A Dianne fins twin and Barbara Boxer will Campaign for the . Senate As a team to excite voters and Lump together their Republican opponents a one moderate one conservative reports say. If fins twin and Boxer win California will become the first state with two women in the . Senate. The democratic nominees face John Seymour and Bruce Herschensohn respectively. Boxer and Herschensohn Are vying to succeed retiring democratic sen. Alan Cranston. The race was prompted by the midterm resignation of Republican sen. Pete Wil son to become governor. Seymour a moderate was appointed to the Senate by Wilson last year. Herschensohn an aide in the Nixon White House has been a conservative political commentator for a los Angeles to station lot the past 13 years. Clinton drafting 100-Day Agenda of planned legislative changes by the los Angeles times Little Rock Ark. A in a bold new initiative that his own Campaign concedes May he risky Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton has begun quietly consulting with the democratic congressional leadership in drafting a detailed �?o100-Day legislative agendas that he would submit to Congress Clinton confirmed sunday. Although the strategy May Well cede the outsiders Mantle to Texas billionaire Ross Perot a Clinton Campaign aide argued that such a plan would be Well received by vote Quot people. Want a president with a plan they want to know what the changes will look like. And they want to know How that can be accomplished a said Dee Dee Myers a spokeswoman Lor tiie Likely democratic presidential nominee. Quot i Here s always an element of risk anytime you get specific about change a moors conceded. A but the idea is to show Lii at if go Cranor Clinton was elected he would have a mandate to take to con Gress in the first 100 Days and get things  emerging alter sunday service at the Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock Clinton said he hoped to Send his legislative Agenda to Congress later this month to give members of Congress Quot some time to Chew on it and Hope we can get  Clinton added Quot we be got to do something to break the gridlock in Washington. This country needs action. It needs real  Myers said that Clinton would announce details of the plan a and presumably its backing by congressional leaders such As Senate majority Leader Cgeorge j. Mitchell a Maine and House speaker Thomas s. Holey a Wash. A before the democratic National convention in mid july. With a 100-Day legislative Agenda a Clinton also is seeking to recapture some of tiie Campaign spotlight which in recent weeks has been dominated by Perot who is expected to run As an Independent. At the same time Public opinion polls suggest that Clinton the nations longest sitting governor has lost the claim As a political outsider to Perot and to a lesser extent to president Bush. In a los Angeles times poll last month for example when people were asked who could Best accomplish change Clinton finished third a behind Perot with 32 percent and Bush with 21 percent. Just 17 percent said Clinton would be Best Able to change the country. But democratic strategist Mike Mccurry is not discouraged. A what people Are looking for is a lot More complicated than insider versus outsider a he said. Voters in november will want to cast their ballots with a a sense that things Are really going to get done a Mccurry said. Victoria Clarke a Bush Campaign spokeswoman disagreed. Quot people tend to hold the democratically controlled Quot Congress in great contempt right now and if Bill Clinton thinks that s the Way to change America he a dead wrong a she said sunday  
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