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Decatur, Illinois Sunday, January 23, 2000 NATION A3 atofiHi em sis owa caucuses approach Sush fang un Vi' I 1 t. km i-dk Associated Press AND GRINS: Democratic presidential hopeful Al Gore laughs as U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, speaks during a rally on Saturday in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Associated Press GESTURES Republican presidential hopeful George W.

Bush passes a sign with the name Clinton displayed after visiting the kitchen of a restaurant in Davenport, Iowa, on Saturday. said, "Governor Bush is completely out of step with the party he wants to lead." "Everytime you get into a discussion about this issue and someone tries to pretend that this pro-abortion regime is compatible with our constitution, you ask them this question," Alan Keyes, who is making a surprisingly strong bid in Iowa, said in a separate appearance. "How does it secure the blessings of liberty to unborn children in the womb and in our future that we kill them in that place of birth?" Bush, like most Republican voters, is opposed to abortion but he does not stress it on the campaign trail. He is looking ahead to the general election, when the issue tends to alienate swing voters. Pressed by reporters, the Texan said he was in favor of a party platform that recommends a constitutional amendment banning abortion.

"I think that the Republican Party ought to keep its pro-life plank," he said. Forbes accused Bush of pandering. "I think it's too little, too late. It's almost typical for an establishment candidate to suddenly realize he has to say something so he does something like this," Forbes said in a telephone interview. Bush's anti-abortion position does not extend to cases of rape, incest and when the mother's life if in danger.

Those exceptions are not in the plank, but Bush said the details of the amendment could be worked out later. boost when The Des Moines Register, Iowa's largest newspaper, gave them its editorial endorsement in editions today. Regarding Bradley, the Register said it was a close call, but "there is a fundamental decency about (Bradley) that would bode well for healing the festering partisan wounds that have produced virtual stalemate in our national government." Bush, it said, "speaks with conviction of not wanting to leave anyone behind in America. He expresses more concern for low-and moderate-income Americans than do most of his Republican rivals." The vice president played an MlAlr HOW'S IT YvV' "I'm going to have to do better than sixth here, it seems to me," he said. Abortion is a major issue for many caucus-goers, who tend to be more conservative than voters as a whole.

That may be why the topic came up often at GOP campaign events Saturday. Bauer, who needs a strong third place to bolster his sagging campaign, suggested that Forbes is a recent convert to the anti-abortion movement. "I'm not a Steve-come-lately that believed something three years ago and believed something different today," Bauer said. Turning his sights on the front-runner, the Washington activist LI through eastern Iowa a perilous one. The plane carrying Steve Forbes, one of five Republican candidates stumping the state, made two false approaches to the Mason City runway and pulled up quickly each time as his pilot had trouble in the murky weather.

The plane landed on the third attempt. Forbes emerged safe but shaken. "The weather couldn't stop us, and the political establishment is not going to stop us," he said In one of the day's more colorful events, Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah gave a foreign policy address in a barroom full of reporters and set the lowest of expectations for a six-man field: 7 -v: -it-i, expectations game of his own design. "What are the expectations if Senator Bradley scored a victory? Expectations in the event that occurred would be that he would do exactly what he said he would do and take as his model for leadership style Ronald Reagan," the vice president said at a Fort Dodge rally.

Bradley's irregular heartbeat, a minor condition that dominated his campaign for the better part of two days, did not come up in a question-and-answer session in Clinton. The weather was more of a problem. A wintry mix of wind and snow made Bradley's motorcade ride its- DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Hitting every corner of this sprawling state, Republicans squabbled over abortion and taxes in a fight for their conservative base Saturday. Presidential candidates in both major parties braved nasty weather to rally supporters to Iowa's caucuses. "Every vote matters!" said GOP front-runner George W.

Bush, who attempted to polish his anti-abortion credentials for a third day. The Texas governor pledged to keep the abortion plank in a staunchly conservative GOP platform. On Monday night, about 10 percent of the state's 1.8 million registered voters are expected to gather in living rooms, schools, church basements and fire stations to announce their support of candidates. Few convention delegates are at stake, but the real reward in Iowa and the Feb. 1 New Hampshire primary is momentum: Campaigns can take flight or lose altitude in the first two contests of the presidential year.

"We're going to make a good showing maybe and surprise a lot of people," said former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley, the sole rival to Democrat Al Gore. The vice president holds a wide lead over Bradley in Iowa polls and has broken out of a long-running tie in New Hampshire surveys. "I'm not quitting," Bradley told supporters in Maquoketa. "We're going forward.

We have another day." Bradley and Bush received a Getting personal The Associated Press Here's the major presidential candidates' answers to some personal questions. Favorite lazy-day activity: DEMOCRATS: Bill Bradley: Going on long drives Al Gore: Water-skiing REFORM: Pat Buchanan: Rearranging my books Donald Trump: Golfing REPUBLICANS: Gary Bauer: Reading George W. Bush: Fishing Steve Forbes: Reading Orrin Hatch: Watching the Utah Jazz Alan Keyes: Refused to answer John McCain: Going to a sporting event Alternate career choice: DEMOCRATS: Bill Bradley: Finance or communications A I Gore: Writer REFORM: Pat Buchanan: Writer of history books Donald Trump: Professional baseball player, movie producer REPUBLICANS: Gary Bauer: Doctor George W. Bush: Owner of a baseball team Steve Forbes: Magazine publisher Orrin Hatch: Director of the CIA Alan Keyes: Refused to answer John McCain: Foreign service Desert island necessities: DEMOCRATS: Bill Bradley: Refused to answer Al Gore: Books REFORM: Pat Buchanan: Book on boat building Donald Trump: Supermodels REPUBLICANS: Gary Bauer: Family, good book George W. Bush: Bible, running shoes, fishing rod, books Steve Forbes: Forbes magazine, Forbes ASAP, Forbes FYI, water Orrin Hatch: My wife Elaine, our children and grandchildren Alan Keyes: Refused to answer John McCain: SPF 45 sunblock, satellite dish Best way to blow off steam: DEMOCRATS: Bill Bradley: Working out on a Stair-master Al Gore: Running, mountain climbing REFORM: Pat Buchanan: Running Donald Trump: Golfing REPUBLICANS: Gary Bauer: Chopping wood George W.

Bush: Running Steve Forbes: Discussing reporters Orrin Hatch: Hard exercise on Nordic-Track Alan Keyes: Refused to answer John McCain: Taking a hike Last book read: DEMOCRATS: Bill Bradley: Refused to answer Al Gore: 'The First World War" by John Keegan REFORM: Pat Buchanan: 'Days of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor' by Robert B. Stinnett Donald Trump: 'A History of English-Speaking Peoples' by Winston Churchill REPUBLICANS: Gary Bauer: "The Duel: The Eighty-Day Struggle Between Churchill and Hitler" by John Lukacs George W. Bush: "Isaac's Storm" by Erik Larson Steve Forbes: "Five Days in London, May 1940" by John Lukacs Orrin Hatch: "The Gift of Peace: Personal Reflections" by Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Alan Keyes: Refused to answer John McCain: "The New Thing' by Michael Lewis Hidden talents: DEMOCRATS: Bill Bradley: Refused to answer Al Gore: Painting REFORM: Pat Buchanan: Campaign manager Dona'd Trump: Joke telling REPUBLICANS: Gary Bauer: Making pancakes George W. Bush: Knowing baseball trivia Steve Forbes: Dealing with reporters Orrin Hatch: Writing music Alan Keyes: Refused to answer John McCain: Barbecue grill chef I THANKS ar'm vy'H it'TmlAt A-i AS for three months on rate plans starting at $25 a month. After that, ifs just $9.95 a month.

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