European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 10,1994 elections 94 the stars and stripes Page 13 wants a Likely a Oriff Leader savors gop s 53-47 grip on Senate Washington a Bob Dole revealed wednesday in republicans Cap Ture of the Senate and the Likely next majority Leader said the gop would work with president Clinton on health car and other issues but would set its own Agenda. I think the vote for republicans is vote for change. We re going to have to put together our Agenda. We have part of the responsibility now said Dole r Kan. J ,. Republicans hot Only won All nine open Senate seats tuesday but they also i �. I " ". I returned Alli Senate i Loof theiring cum Bents to Washington and welcomed the defection of a conservative Democrat sen. Rich Ard Shelby of Alabama. \ the events erased a 56-44 democratic advantage in the Senate and gave Hegop a 53-47 hold on the upper chamber. Shelby who was first elected to the Senate in 1986 and has been courted by the gop for months announced his party switch wednesday. In addition to winning the nine open seats in which no incumbent was run Ning republicans scored key victories against incumbent democrats Harris Wofford of Pennsylvania and Jim . There were a few Bright spots for democrats .14 of 16 democratic incumbents won re election including the Vir Ginia Victory of Charles Robb Over conservative Republican Oliver North and Edward Kennedy s defeat of Mitt rom Ney in Massachusetts. Dianne Feinstein held on to her Cali fornia seat in the most expensive Senate race Ever beating Republican Michae Huffington. Republicans More than offset those re sults with victories in Maine Ohio Mich Igan Oklahoma Minnesota Wyoming Missouri and Arizona. In Tennessee they handed democrats devastating defeat by grabbing both seats. " /  " for the first time since the Truman administration. Republicans control the Senate with a Democrat in the Whitehouse. Gop political operatives remember All too Well How the politically wounded president Truman ran against a do nothing Republican Congress in1948 and won. For the republicans the new Day dawning wednesday Over the Capitol in Washington could t have been brighter. Dole specifically mentioned health care Reform As an area Ripe for bipartisan Compromise if Clinton is willing to scale Gramm  Senate becomes far More conservative As a result of the  his plans. And Start working with sen. Jesse Helms r-n.c., is in line to be us Early on come chairman of the Senate foreign rela sen. Phil Gramm a Texas a potential tons committee and sen. Strom thur  for a to. A int if no ms\wr1 Ivio a Ruth of non Lintini a hit fan again Trival of Dole s for the1996 gop presidential nomination struck a More combative note. Starting today the train is going to pull out of the station. It is a train that is headed for less government and More Freedom. The question for the president is she going to get Wirthe train and be the Engineer. Or is he going to stand on the track and try to Stop the train Mohd the South carolinian who ran against Truman under the Dixie rat Banner in 1948, can move into the Senate armed service committee chairmanship. The Gap congressional Agenda is surety include a proposed balanced budget amendment to the Constitution and Ter limits for lawmakers. Republicans also favor increased de sense spending cuts in taxes and welfare spending and anti crime legislation. Clinton said he hoped for More responsible bipartisan efforts on the part of republicans a reference to the gop squashing of much of Clinton s Agenda mis year in the Senate. Gramm called the vote a referendum on the Clinton program and said the american people have spoken very clearly. -.-----.--.  additions on the Republican Side Indi Cate that experience in elected office was t a Barrier to Victory. The winners included Ohio it. Gov. Michael ,47, a former House member Maine rep. Olympia Snowe 47 four term Oklahoma rep. Jim Inhofe 60 former Missouri gov. John Ashcroft 52 Arizona  Kyi 52 three term Wyoming rep. Craig Thomas 61 and Minnesota fresh Man rep. Rod Grams 46. In Tennessee where Democrat Sasse lost to heart transplant surgeon Bill Frist and actor lawyer Fred Thompson beat democratic rep. Jim Cooper a majority of voters disapproved of Clinton s performance according to exit polls conducted for the associated press and four television networks. Nearly nine of 10 of them a voted  the trend was mirrored in Pennsylva Nia where Wofford lost to two term re publican rep. Rick Santorum and Mich Republican Fred Thompson gets a kiss from his daughter in Law Mara Thompson in Igan where Republican political his Nashville tenn., hotel room tuesday As he is declared the Winner in the race for operative Spencer Abraham beat nine the . Senate seat Over democratic rep. Jim Cooper. At left is his grandson Adrian. Term incumbent rep. Bob Carr. Big kiss for the Winner elections Senate dem. Top other won 14 21 leading no race in 04 34 31 48 52  44 won those Fraro touting and tha seats not up Tor re Electon this yvar.5 i v4 4 starting today the train it going to pull out of the station. It la a train that la headed for Lew government and More Freedom. The question for the president it la he going to get . Or is he going to stand on the track and try to Stop the train sen. Phil Gramm a Texas