The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri (2024)

August 12, 2000

Publication:

The Kansas City Stari

Location:

Kansas City, Missouri

Issue Date:

Saturday, August 12, 2000

Page:

48

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NATION TIIE KANSAS CITY STAR Gore Lieberman court women voters labor 139 Steel Futon Frame Black or White Futon Chair Complete Futon Covers Queen Sofa Style Frame In Black Papasan Complete With Cushion Michigan polling company "They are upset at President Clinton They have a problem with A1 Gore Rut they seeing the benefits of the economic boom In their minds it really matter who is To reach David Goldstein Washington correspondent call (202) 383-6105 or send e-nudl to dgoldsteinkrwashingtoncom 8 Floors of Exquisite Home Furnishings I Only 816-421-5577 P001 Grand Ave Kansas City M0 (20th Grand) 913-642-8500 913-451-2552 8871 95th St 7579 119th St Overland Park Overland Park (95th Antioch) (North ol Super Target) Ibdiana LEATHER INVENTORY SALE By DAVID GOLDSTEIN Ihc Kansas City Star BRIDGEPORT Pa Amid stock-room shelves piled with hand-sewn dolls Vice President A1 Gore and Sen Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut on Friday pitched their tax-cut plan to women voters whose waning support in polls worries the Democratic presidential ticket On a day devoted to women and union workers Gore threaded his message with references to the performance record he shared with President Clinton In Michigan Gore officially accepted the endorsem*nt of the United Auto Workers union The union and other labor groups are central to the grassroots get-out-the vote campaign "This means the world to me" Gore told a rally outside Detroit know what it means in Michigan Ohio and in Pennsylvania and Illinois In a Gore-Lieberman administration we are going to be pro-union pro-working family" Earlier in Pennsylvania Gore and Lieberman took steps to secure another Democratic base In a refurbished turn-of-the-cenlury factory in an old blue-collar suburb of Philadelphia they talked about eco- DOUG MILLS' The Associated Press In Michigan on Friday Democratic presidential hopeful Vice President Al Gore officially accepted the United Auto endorsem*nt and donned a jacket given by UAW President Steve Yokich (far left) 5-Year Warranty covers food stains rips punctures burns when you purchase a chair or sofa A s99 Value ONE WEEK ONLY! better fairer more prosperous America we can build And not just for the few but for all working women and their families" Those who have been left behind in the economic boom are among the prized groups of swing voters whom Gore and his Republican rival Texas Gov George Bush are trying to embrace people are (economic) liberals but social conservatives" said Ed Sarpolus of EPICMRA a nomic issues before an audience made up largely of women One of challenges is selling himself in such places as Rridgeport and other Rust Belt communities that still wear the vestiges of the old economy To that end he is not campaigning simply on the prosperity of the past eight years not asking your support on the basis of past Gore said in Bridgeport asking for your support on the basis of a Bush pushes Gore accountability Chicago Tribune Leathercraft Bradington Young Leatherworks Cibola 91 3-268-8228 12800 Shawnee Mission Pkwy is tor comparison only Never sold at retail prices Hours: Weekdays Sat 9:30 to 5 Sunday 1 to 5 Open Mon Thun Until 8 FURNITURE wwwfuhrscom PORTLAND Ore Texas Gov George Rush said Friday it is up to Vice President A1 Gore to make a case tor why America should not hold him accountable for goings-on in the Clinton White 1 louse The Republican presidential comments came a day after President Clinton said "Surely no fair-minded person would blame him (Gore) for the mistakes made" referring to his affair with Monica Lewinsky and his efforts to cover it up Gore who formally will accept the Democratic presidential nomi nation next week in Los Angeles has slumped in the polls in part because voters associate him with scandals at the White House and because of his own role in 1 99G campaign fund-raising strategists in both parties have said The vice president lias publicly disapproved of Clinton's personal actions are either part of an administration or you are not part of Rush told reporters Friday "If A1 Gore has differences with Rill Clinton he ought to stand up and say loud and clear what (hey are" Rush often talks about the need to 'uphold the honor and the dignity'' of the presidency in his speeches Asked if Gore could bring honor and integrity to the office Rush said "1 drink he can" Rut he said it was up to Gore to prove that he intended to do that Rush on Friday traveled to 1 )omo crat-friendly Oregon i le saiii he intended to fight in every state including those like )regon that hadn't voted for it Republican presidential candidate since Ronald NTYRE At ANN CARPET IKK GAYThe Asspt inlet! 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