BOOSTING BOB : DOLE'S WIFE STUMPS IN SOUTHLAND AGAIN.Byline: John Corrigan Daily News Staff Writer More than 800 people turned out Friday to hear Elizabeth Dole stump for her husband's presidential campaign, saying Bob Dole would reform taxes, hike defense spending and return power to state and local government. ``This election is a defining moment in our nation,'' she told the luncheon audience at the Universal City Hilton's ballroom. ``We've got to utilize this time to get this country back on track, to return power to states and local government,'' she said. She shunned the stage, choosing instead to move through the crowd - often putting her hand on someone's shoulder and addressing acquaintances by name. ``Bob Dole believes we should get rid of the IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. as we know it and overhaul the tax system,'' said his wife, drawing big applause. ``But it's got to be done carefully and thoughtfully,'' Dole added, saying her husband will rely heavily on the findings of a tax reform commission headed by Jack Kemp  The neutrality and factual accuracy of this article are disputed.Please see the relevant discussion on the . , a cabinet secretary under former President George Bush. In one of her few comments aimed directly at President Clinton, Dole noted pointedly that Clinton broke a 1992 campaign pledge and ``did not deliver on a middle-class tax cut.'' Bob Dole is expected to win the Republican nomination for president next month at the GOP convention in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . Prominent San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Republicans Jane and Bert Boeckmann and Valley Republican groups put together the reception Friday for Elizabeth Dole at short notice. At $35 a head, the event was not so much a fund-raiser as a chance for local Republicans to get acquainted with the Dole campaign, said Gary Thomas Gary Thomas (born June 6, 1961) is an American jazz saxophonist from Baltimore, Maryland. He is a member of Special Edition and has worked with Cassandra Wilson, Wallace Roney, Miles Davis and Steve Coleman. , chairman of the Young Republican Federation of the San Fernando Valley. ``It's to build some enthusiasm for the Dole campaign, because they haven't been a great presence,'' Thomas said. But Thomas and others said Elizabeth Dole's speech was among clear signs, including other recent appearances in California by her husband and her, that the Dole campaign won't ignore the state, as the Bush campaign was accused of doing in 1992. ``We've gotten a commitment from the Dole campaign that they won't repeat the problem,'' Thomas said. The enthusiastic crowd gave Elizabeth Dole, who was secretary of transportation under President Reagan, a standing ovation. ``I think she was absolutely superb. She was absolutely believable be·liev·a·ble adj. Capable of eliciting belief or trust. See Synonyms at plausible. be·liev  a·bil ,'' said Jeraldine Saunders of Glendale.
``To turn out such a large crowd on such short notice shows the support the Doles have in the San Fernando Valley,'' said Mark Boos Benhard, the GOP nominee in the Valley's 42nd District Assembly race. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Shunning the stage, Elizabeth Dole mingles Mingles are a type of mint chocolates made by Bendicks and sold in the UK. Varieties There are 5 different varieties of Mingles, which are packaged together in one box:
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