Warner V. Warner: The Debate

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AllPolitics, Sept. 30) -- Sen. John Warner (R-Va.) and Democratic challenger Mark Warner, the two (unrelated) candidates for Virginia's U.S. Senate seat, had a civilized debate Sunday befitting the setting at William and Mary College. "John's been there 18 years but I don't see many changes," Mark Warner said. Not the case, the incumbent said. "I've stood up against the toughest" while in office, John Warner said, referring to, among other things, his opposing Republican Oliver North's Senate candidacy in 1994. "I've done it to the extent that I was almost tossed out of office." John Warner is one of the state's most popular politicians and he has a comfortable 20-point lead on his opponent. The Warners have one more debate scheduled for Oct. 18 in Fairfax.

Gov. Bush Answers The Call -- To Jury Duty

AUSTIN, Texas (AllPolitics, Sept. 30) -- GOP Gov. George W. Bush, saying that it's "a feeble excuse" to say he's too busy or too important for the task, reported for jury duty today. He said he doubted he'd be called for a trial given his job. He has the power to commute sentences in criminal cases, and has strongly and publicly favored limiting damages awarded in civil trials. Reporters asked Bush if he thought he'd be elected jury foreman. "I had enough trouble getting elected governor in Travis County," a traditionally Democratic area, he joked.

Clinton Asked To Abstain From Whitewater Pardons

WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, Sept. 30) -- Please no pardons, says a letter from 220 House Republican House members and three Democrats to President Bill Clinton. "We are shocked and alarmed by several of your recent statements about...the possibility that several of the figures involved in the Whitewater affair might receive presidential pardons," said the letter. Clinton did not rule out the possibility of Whitewater pardons when given the opportunity to do so last week on PBS' "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer." He said only that he would review pardon requests "after there's an evaluation done by the Justice Department."

Tipper To Women: Vote!

INDIANAPOLIS (AllPolitics, Sept. 30) -- Tipper Gore, wife of Vice President Al Gore, pleaded with American women to vote this November. "Forty-seven million American women did not exercise their very precious right to vote in 1994," Mrs. Gore said here on Saturday. "And look at the Congress we have to contend with." One reason, she said, "is because women have been turned off by the level of public discourse," which she agreed is sometimes cruel.

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