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Subject: Clinton says he's back to the issues
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 92 21:18:19 PDT
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	Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton has returned to the
campaign trail, vowing to focus on his original campaign messages
instead of bickering with his competitor, former California Gov. Edmund
``Jerry'' Brown.
	The Arkansas governor, who took a six-day break to recover from
laryngitis, tried Wednesday to direct attention toward the economy and
other topics and away from the personal attacks that have taken a bite
out of both men's campaigns in recent weeks.
	``I want to talk about my campaign and our issues today,'' Clinton
said in Los Angeles. ``I believe the time has come for me to take the
challenge and give the issues back to the people.''
	Clinton, who boasts a comfortable lead over Brown in the race for
convention delegates, said it was better ``not to squabble anymore''
with Brown.
	Clinton was in Southern California to accept the endorsements of Rep.
Joseph Kennedy, D-Mass., California Secretary of State March Fong Eu and
Los Angeles City Councilman Michael Woo.
	Following a fund-raiser at a Chinatown restaurant that added an
estimated $50,000 to Clinton's campaign, Eu and Woo told reporters that
Clinton was the best candidate for Asian-American voters.
	``I am pleased to announce my official endorsement,'' Eu said. ``I do
so with the enthusiasm and the confidence that comes with knowing that
our country is crying out for leadership and that this man is the
candidate best able to provide it.''
	Clinton said the country could benefit from the examples set by
Asian-Americans.
	``The successes of Asian-Americans in preserving their families and
their neighborhoods ... is a model we have to recreate city by city,
state by state,'' Clinton said.
	In advance of the April 28 Pennsylvania primary, Brown campaigned
across that state. Speaking on income tax day, Brown promised, if
elected, sweeping changes to the federal tax code, which he said is a 
``rip-off''.
	Speaking at a campaign rally in Erie, Pa., Brown also called for
placing a heavier tax burden on the ``U.S. elite.''
	Brown was asked if he thinks he can close the delegate count on
Clinton before the Democratic convention in New York.
	``It's an unexpected campaign year, and you never know what's going
to happen on the way to New York, Brown said.
	Responding to a recent ABC News report alleging drug use at parties
Brown held when he was governor of California during the 1970s, Brown
called the report ``the most outrageous violation of constitutional
protection'' in that unnamed sources can engage in character
assasination without being cross examined by the accused.
	In Sacramento, Calif., Republican presidential candidate Patrick
Buchanan brought his tough-talking insurgent campaign to the steps of
the state Capitol.
	The conservative television news commentator told about 150 followers
that California's June 2 primary election will be a battle over the
future of the Republican Party.
	``The heart and soul of the Republican Party is at stake in this
primary,'' Buchanan said as he waded through a crowd of autograph
seekers.
	Buchanan denounced President Bush and Gov. Pete Wilson, calling them
``prodigal sons'' who abandoned true Republican values by raising taxes.
	Even though Bush holds a commanding lead over Buchanan in the race
for Republican delegates, Buchanan contended that his underdog campaign
is winning converts to his vision of the country's course.
	``Even if we are losing that delegate count, we are winning the
national debate,'' he said. ``The purpose of this campaign is to keep
the national debate going.''
	Buchanan kicked off his California campaign last week with an
appearance before the conservative California Republican Assembly. He
will concentrate his efforts over the next six weeks on building support
in California, New Jersey and the Carolinas, state director Richard Neff
said.
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