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Show = The Salt Lake Tribune NATION Bush Racks Up Additional $10 Million Sunday, May7, 2000 1996 campaign financing scandal, Leahy noted the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee has already spent$3.5 million in taxpayer funds on the venerable BUSH TO ATTEND O'CONNOR FUNERAL subject with 32 days of hearings, and the House Com- including Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush who met the Roman Catholic leaderlastfall. President Clinton is also expected to attend the GovernmentReform has dropped $4 million ~“DUBYA* GETS A HEAD STARTON-GORE —— ‘bankc-accountfighting ‘strong Republican primary— mittee in 45 hearing days. = George W. Bush has reached his goal of raising a fresh $10 million bythe end of April, and he plans to keep going in aneffort that could give him a big summerspending advantage over Al Gore. The vice president can spend only around $9 mil- lion more in the months before the Democrats’ national convention in August under the limits he agreedto in exchange for millions of dollars in taxpayer money. Bush, who has not been accepting federal funds, can spend as much ashecanraise. Q BRADLEY,FEINSTEIN AS VEEPS? Bill Bradley and DianneFeinstein were mentioned most frequently when Democrats were asked whom they want to see as vice president, says an NBC-Wall Street Journal poll released Friday. Bradley, a former New Jersey senator and presidential candi. date, and Feinstein, a California That could give Bush, who has already spentarecord $73 million on his presidential campaign, a hugefinancial edge in the months ® = Compiled From TribuneWire Services before the two men are nomi- nated and becomeeligible for more federal money. The Republicans’ convention begins July31 in Philadelphia, the Democrats’ Aug. 14 in Los Angeles. “In a game where moneyis the ultimate decisive factor,it should have somedefinite impact” for Bush's campaign, Republican consultant Eddie Mahesaid. ‘Theybasically can continue to put in place a full1, general-election campaign, getting offices ing staff in place, getting them trained and getting ready to campaign. Theywill not have to de- ; challenge from Sen. John McCain. senator, remained at the top of the list when independents were & included in the survey. Bradley was named by one- third of the Democrats and Feinstein was namedbyone-fifth. Other possible candidates were in single digits, including Florida Sen. Bob Graham, Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh and former Maine Sen. GeorgeMitchell,all at 6 percent, and Energy Secretary Bill Richardsonat 4 percent. Their totals were about the same with independents included. In NBC-Journal poll results released Wednesday, Bush led Gore in the presidential race, 46 percent to 41 percent. Bush maintains a slight edge when other candidates are included. Q vote any of their general election dollars to getting ready.” the conventions, Gore and Bushwill each receive $67.6 million in federal funds and cannot raise any private moneyfor their campaigns. aign began its latest round of fund raising in March afterdepleting its initial $70 million A PROBETOO FAR? Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is one of many on Capitol Hill who say too much time is spent on partisan Leahy also noted Independent’ Counsel Kenneth The crowd at Cardinal John O’Connor’s funeral will include many candidates and otherpoliticians, Mondayservice, as is Bush’s Democratic opponent, Starr andhis successor, Robert Ray, had spent $55.6 million through March on years of probing various White House and Clinton aetivities considered im- Vice President Al Gore. First lady Hillary Rodham proper by many Republicans.Better, said Leahy, that Congress focus on an “unfinished legislative agenda” that includes proposals to make campaign funding improprieties felonies instead of misdemeanors, and to give prosecutors more timeby extendingthestatute of limitations on such crimes from three years to five. “We love to investigate,” said Leahy. “I wish we Bushaides said Friday that the Texas governor had developed a bond with the cardinal, who died could legislate.” Clinton and New York MayorRudolph Giuliani, rivals in the New York Senaterace, will be there,too. Wednesdayat80 from a brain tumor. The two metlast fall, and the cardinal shared a friendship with Bush’s father, former President Bush. Candidate Bush has taken painsin recent months to squelch religious complaints that arose after he spokeat Bob Jones University in February. Thepresidentef the South Carolina school hases- a poused anti-Catholic views. BOUGHTON TAPE Athis final black-tie dinner with the White House Q press corps, President Clinton — serving as a warm-up act for Jay Leno — stole the show with a mix ofself- Oops! deprecation, cautiously placed barbs and comedic timing that even the host of “The Tonight Show” commended. vertently promoted the wrong man Friday. Clinton wasasked abouta videotape that portrayed the National Rifle Association as hankering to operate out ofa potential Bush White House. “T don’t know that they think that [NRA Executive The highlight of Clinton’s act was a video that showed him tryinghard to remain relevantashis stay in the White House drawsto a close. You see the president giving a newsconference beforea lone, sleeping reporter. You see the president hustling after Hillary Rodham Clinton’s limousine with a bag lunch in hand You see the president watching his clothes spin in the dryer. 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