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Show Press secretary is Clinton’s pit bull Seturday, May Li, 1996 THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utsh — Page AS Women more worried |. By JOHN HENDREN AP Business Writer _NEW YORK - Compared ol) By RON FOURNIER “:"* Associated Press Writer ‘WASHINGTON — Bob Dele is “nasty.” His stump speech is fu Dole, GOP with increasing vigor 3 MeCurry attacks bag about money, poll says |- “pathetically unconvincing.” His patty’ marches in a “separatist, extremist direction.” White House spokesman Mike McCurry doesn’t minee his words. More than halfof the women heating up, the longtime political opepative has become part press seegetary, part pit bull dest recently, he: *iAccused Dole, the presumptive GOP nominee, of “trying to squirm away” from raising the minigum wage. s Called the Senate majority sid ,000 bill, compared with onerd of men, Moneysaid in its said they would have paying an unex :With the presidential campaign leader's campaign themes “remarkably unconvincing, just kidd. of tired arguments that echoéd from the past.” ‘Responded with sarcasm to a qubstion aboutPresident Clinton's plans:to pre-empt “Dole’s issues.” Said'McCurry: “I don’t know that Senator Dole had any issues that ne€ded to be pre-empted.” they think more about money than sex, compared with 34 percent of men. Nearly a third of womensaid they often fret over Took a jab at Dole as fellow Republicans criticized their stan- dafd-besrer, “Dole’s been hurt so bad.” McCurry said with mock syrapathy. “I don’t think we're golto try to pile on him.” With few exceptions, McCurry'$ barbs come with a smile or a wink. He says that’s a signal to reporters: Don’t take this too seriouSty; it’s just politics ‘He still regrets implying in Nayemberthat Republicans want senior citizens, like Medicare, to “just die and go away.” He apologized for the remark “I hope I'm not mean, because I don’t think mean is becoming,” McCurry said in a recent inter- money, compared with only 17 AP Photo Presidential Press Secretary Mike McCurry scratches his head over a een durit a White Heuse briefing Wednesday. With the intial campaign said. He wants his counterparts at the Clinton-Gore campaign, chiefly Ann Lewis and Joe Lockhart, to begin taking the lead in political responses and keepthe press secre- bout to get into full swing, McCu wry has evolved into part secretary, part pit bull. He is known for not mincing words. “I think Mike has probably been more partisan than previous White House press secretaries,” said Tony Blankley, House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s spokesman and a frequent McCurry sparring part- “We can defend and advance the president’s case, but we also have to recognize that we have a fundamental responsibility to just get the information out the door every day,” he said. Nobody should be surprised by McCurry’s style. He has been in the thick of Democratic politics since serving as spokesman for the voluble Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-N.Y. in the early 1980s. He went on to become press secretary and adviser in the Democratic presidential primary campaigns of Ohio Sen. John Glenn in 1984, former Arizona Gov, Bruce Babbitt in 1988 and Nebraska Sen. BobKerrey in 1992. Most of his White House predecessors were former journalists or spokesmen for government agencies. But few, if any, could avoid politics. Henry Graff, a Columbia University political science professor, saidall press secretaries are reflec “I need to help move the president’s point of view effectively and that requires being sharply partisan on occasion.’ — Mike McCurry vrew Clinton on Wednesday chided Republicans for criticizing himin ‘intense personal terms” and added, “you've never teard me doing that.” Of course, he has MeCurry todoit for him Sitting behind his long, horseshee-shaped desk in a spacious West Wing office, McCurry acknowledged that he has sharpened his attacks as Dole and fellow Republicans grow more partisan “I need to help move the president's point of view effectively and that requires being sharply partisan on occasion,” McCurry Fifty-seven sai ith annual “Americans and respondents dream is still attainable, up lished in the magazine's June from 52 percent last year. But nearly six out of 10 said the issue. economy is in a long “Women were more down- nation’sdecline, ‘a dramatic beat than men on almost every term increase over the 43 percent issue relating to their own who said so four years ago. finances and to the economy,” Asked to name their top job said Adam Richard, senior vice resident of the Willard & worry from nine choices, the est group of ime gp 41 wllman polling firm, which aoe picked raises.” conducted the survey. fages and benefits rose by 2.9 Sixty percent of women said Their ee poll, to be ed tary above thefray. But don’t count onit With the presidential foes campedat either end of Pennsylvania Avenue, an unprecedented development, the Clinton campaign will revolve more than ever around the White House andits press secretary And the demanding 24-hour news cycle, which McCurry says overheats the political rhetoric,” will keep pressure on himand other White House aides to defend their boss ner. “T don’t fault him forthat; I've probably been more partisan than previousHill press secretaries.” But Nelson Warfield, Dole’s campaign spokesman, said voters will “see through” McCurry’s efforts to justify Clinton’s record and may be troubled by such a par- tisan tone from a government employ aon said his main concern this election season is losing credibility on weightier topics unrelated tothe election At isthr always get the low .- GUARANTEED! — ° will beat any authorized dealer's oo price by 55% of the o ° mk n guarantee yourlow price for 30 days on any Computer products and for ever on any Audio, Video or Appliance purchase. Cyeeta You must be satisfied! We're committed to every customer's complete OPENING eyele) percent of men. And 24 percent vote fePreluient Clinton, to of women expect the United while 25 perccat piae States to face a serious reces- sion soon, compared with 16 ick Senate Maan7 te Dole, in a ficld pas percent of men. Women may worry more because they pay closer attention to microeconomics, said Lauren Locker, a Totowa, N.J., fi nancial planner. They're the ones carting the kids tek and forth, running to the cleaners and doing the divided among Democrats, tend to not be as involved in that. Men are bottom line people. Women are line-by-line people.” Kim Voss, a sociology fessor at the University of ai fornia at Berkeley, said women percent said they would fare better under Dole Republicans and independents. * 41 percent said taxes will rise if Dole is elected president, while 38 percent said taxes would rise under 2 second term for Clinton. * 20 percent said they would be better off financially with food shopping,” she said. “Men Clinton as president, while 29 The mail-in survey was conducted in February and March. It included responses from 1,218 household decision-makers and had a margin or error of are more worried “because 2.9 percent percentage points. House paneiwill probe Bosnia arms shipments By DONALD M. ROTHBERG AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON — Seizing a The panel will be a subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee but will have tions of their presidents — and all chance to make an election-year a separate staff and budget. presidentsare political. Rep. 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The allegations are that the administration gave its approval to Iranian shipments of arms to the Muslim-led govera- mentof Bosnia whenit was suffer- : ing heavy losses in fighting against Il, was given a $995,000 budget At the time of the arms shipments in 1994, there was a U.N. Democrats pointed out that the embargo on supplying arms to any deadline means the five Republi- of the factions in Bosnia. Without cans and three Democrats will success, the administration was’ and a six-month plete its work. to com- issue their findings about one week before voters choose “' |! i“! ' ” urging other nations to end the“ ee Congress was demand- between President Clinton and his GOPchallenger, Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas. “This select committee is not Fla., said Congress has a Tesponsi- only ry but also completely political,” said Rep. Martin Frost, D-Texas. 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