DOLE'S MANAGER TOSSES GENDER QUESTION BACK.Byline: Rick Orlov Daily News Staff Writer Much is being made about the gender gap problems presidential candidate Bob Dole faces with more women favoring President Clinton than the Republican nominee. An exasperated Ken Khachigian Kenneth L. Khachigian was a former speechwriter for Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. He received his undergraduate degree, with honors, from UC Santa Barbara and his law degree from Columbia University. , manager of Dole's California campaign, finally had enough of the question this week. ``Ask me about that when you answer why Clinton has a gender gap among men,'' Khachigian said. Assemblywoman Paula Boland said she had been looking forward to this week's GOP convention to get away from some of the Sacramento battles over her bill to give the 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. the right to vote on whether to secede from Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . No such luck. On Wednesday, when she had planned to celebrate her 20th wedding anniversary with a dinner with her husband before going to the convention, she was told of plans to hold a hearing the next day on her bill. ``I was just infuriated in·fu·ri·ate tr.v. in·fu·ri·at·ed, in·fu·ri·at·ing, in·fu·ri·ates To make furious; enrage. adj. Archaic Furious. ,'' Boland said.``They knew I'd be down here for the convention. This is just pure politics.'' There is no love lost between Arianna Huffington Arianna Huffington (born Arianna Stassinopoulos (Greek: Αριάννα Στασινόπουλου) on July 15, 1950 in Athens, Greece) is an author and nationally syndicated columnist in the and political consultant Ed Rollins Ed Rollins (born March 19, 1943) is a Republican campaign consultant and advisor who has worked on a number of high profile political campaigns in the United States. Edward Rollins was born in Boston, Massachusetts. There, he was raised in a Democratic household. , particularly with the release of his book, ``Bare Knuckles and Back Rooms,'' that is critical of her when he managed the U.S. Senate campaign of her husband, Michael Huffington. Rollins, in his new role a book huckster, had an aide approach Mrs. Huffington at a party this week with an autographed copy of his book. She refused to accept it. Three days after a flap over abortion rights kept him from speaking at the Republican convention, Gov. Pete Wilson For others named Pete Wilson, see . Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. Wilson served as the thirty-sixth Governor of California (1991–1999), the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that got his day in the sun Wednesday by being allowed to speak. And, it was in a featured position to introduce Elizabeth Dole for her speech to the delegates. ``We got a call about 10 a.m. from (convention manager) Paul Manafort asking if the governor would be interested,'' spokesman Ron Low Ronald Albert "Ron" Low (born June 21, 1950 in Birtle, Manitoba) is a former Canadian ice hockey goaltender and coach. Playing career Originally selected in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Low only played one season with Toronto before he was left said. ``The governor was doing an interview and wasn't able to get back to them until about 11:45. He said, `Tell Bob, I'd be delighted.' '' Low said. Manafort told the governor that Dole had called and asked that Wilson make the introduction, according to the governor's spokesman. Since Friday, Wilson has made much of the fact that his planned prime-time speech on Monday was canceled in a dispute with convention organizers. At first, it was said that Wilson was being treated the same as the other unsuccessful presidential candidates who are not being permitted to speak. Later, after Massachusetts Gov. William Weld and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Gov. George Pataki withdrew from their scheduled speaking spots because they could not talk about abortion rights, it was speculated Wilson was removed for the same reason. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Elizabeth Dole kisses Gov. Pete Wilson before her ad dress. Associated Press |
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