Show wrmm 2bA ouHOdy NovOTOe' 1 National 1998 Standard-Exarmne- f WASHINGTON MATTERS NATIONAL POLITICS Social Security summit planned How governors’ races are shaping up car2 Vs S'vce WASHINGTON - cruiting goal by more than 7500 enlistees The biggest loser was the Navy which racked up a shortfall of nearly 6900 recruits The percentage of women ( 8 percent) African Americans (20 percent) and Native Americans (6 percent) who signed remained the same The percentage of Hispanic recruits rose by 2 points to 12 percent A good economy is being blamed for the shortfall bcr ccs A n White House gathering Sxial on Security was a signal to voters of what President Clinton hopes will dominate debate after Tuesday T txing Social Security long-ter- Admnistration heavyweights are laving plans for a Dec 0 White House summit and mulling whether to draft specific legislation or simply highlight the bottom line for the president to spell out in January's State of the Union address In town hall meetings and teleconferences this year Clinton has been open to the idea of investing some Social Security money in the stock market but he opposes full privatization The public would seem to agree Since stocks went on a downslide in July polls show Americans cooling to the idea of individually managed stock market accounts that leave retire-mienest tggs at the mercy of wild market swings Magazines on base W hen those recruits get to boot camp they'll be able to buy Playboy but not Penthouse at the PX Military censors have determined that Play boy once the raciest of men's magazines is not sexually explicit enough to fall under the new ban on the sale of such magazines and v ideotapes on military posts Of 280 magazines sold at military exchanges 243 have been banned Bug will be a drag? I irst W all Street caught a draft from the Asian flu Then hedge funds gave investors the chills And now Y2K computer fixes are making investors nervous fearing that the costs will eat into corporate profits Not to worry Federal Resene Governor Edward Kelley says the Millennium Bug will be a drag but he is "cautiously optimistic" the United States will come through quite nicely 'Election outlook Here's how theTuesdav elec is shaping up Republicans have all but given up the idea of picking up the foe Senate seats they need to reach the magic 60 - the number of (votes they need to cut olT debate and ram through their legislative agenda Look for a GOP pick-u- p of one to four seats Biggest up-sRepublican Lauch Taircloth loses in North Carolina In the House Republicans likely to gain between five land 10 seats - less than normal (for a midterm election in a presi dent's second term but more ithan they expected earlier this I vear when Democrats seemed to have a shot at regaining control ! of the House Race to watch: conservative Democrat Charles Stenholm is in deep trouble in Texas ! tion et Two-ye- Te 's CLIVE Iowa - Tom race against Republican Jim Ross Ltghtfoot in Iowa is one of several governor races where Democrats now believe they have a chance to take a GOP seat The two parties in Iowa disagree about whether Vilsack's improved standing recently will be enough to put him over the top against Lightfoot who has been the favorite all along "We're getting good turnout on Main Street" Vilsack said "Crowds are getting bigger people are getting excited and really revxed up" “My gut tells me it's tightenn ing" acknowledged Keith executive director of the Iowa Republican Party Independent media polling confirmed that view with a poll Abortion issue All other things being even a GOP gain of three votes in the Senate would give abortion opponents the margin they need to override Clinton's veto of a bill J aborbanning certain late-tertions If that happens it would tye the first time since the Su- preme Court's Roe v Wade deci- activists jon that succeeded in banning some kinds lot" abortions Hav ing been told that they are interested in this midterm election Americans aren't going to have to watch the returns on TV either ABC CBS and NBC each is replanning only an hour-lon- g port on the results conceding detailed coverage to cable networks like CNN The networks say ratpercent in 1996 ings dropped which was a presidential election and they're not going to sutler a repeat jot r about" The stakes are high in guber- - Adding to the mix popular Republican Govs Fob James of Alabama Lincoln Almond of Rhode Island and David Easley of South Carolina now find themselves in surprisingly Competitive election contests - natonal races around the counRepublicans hold 32 of the try nation's 50 governorships in- cluding eight of the 10 largest There are 36 governorships on the ballot this year and those elected will oversee the drawing of new congressional district lines after the next census exerting great influence over controlling Congress Vilsack's movement is part of a trend around the country where Democrats who were counted out only a few weeks ago are now considered compet-tttv- e In Iowa Republicans argue that the race is a simple matter of a campaign naturally tiffining at the close They sayJjK-foot'- s huge lead in the earlv" polling was bound to shrink and argue that Republicans in' Tow a and elsewhere will survive’ “I still think we're looking at a comfortable Republican victory" Fortmann said As the race has tightened it's turned very nasty In Florida Lt Gov Buddy MacKay has improved his stand- - HOLIDAY PORTRAITS SAVE 3 WAYS! - 6 Weeks 'ccLte Of Savings! 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