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Thursday 18 January 2018

Bob Dole gets Congressional Gold Medal

and Mother Teresa, ac- you,” Dole said during his
cording to the Congressio- acceptance speech at the
nal Research Service. 1996 Republican National
Much of his best thinking, Convention. “Tonight, this
Dole said, was done while hall belongs to the party
gazing from his West-facing of Lincoln. And the exits,
offices in the Capitol the which are clearly marked,
length of the Mall, past the are for you to walk out of as
Washington Memorial and I stand this ground without
across the Potomac River compromise.”
to Arlington, Virginia. For all of that, Trump
“Leadership,” he said in reached the pinnacle of
remarks read by wife Eliza- American politics. Dole
beth, “begins with the long reached for the White
view.” House multiple times — as
Bipartisanship is a concept Gerald Ford’s running mate
not often embraced these in 1976, in Republican presi-
days, especially by the dential primaries of 1980
unconventional president and 1988, and finally as the
Dole endorsed during the GOP’s nominee in 1996. He
2016 election. Trump’s pro- lost in an Electoral College
fanity-laced meeting with landslide to Democrat Bill
President Donald Trump, center and Vice President Mike Pence watch during a Congressional lawmakers of both parties Clinton.
Gold Medal ceremony honoring former Senator Bob Dole on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 17, on immigration last week Dole, born in Russell, Kan-
2018, in Washington. blew up whatever comity sas, grew up during the
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci) may have existed between Great Depression and was
By LAURIE KELLMAN for his World War II service “He knows about grit,” said him and Congress at the a pre-med student at the
Associated Press and decades of work in the Trump. start of 2018. Trump deni- University of Kansas when
WASHINGTON (AP) — For- House and Senate. Trump, But it was Dole’s penchant grated Haiti and countries he enlisted in the Army. He
mer Senate Majority Lead- meanwhile, was mired in for working across the aisle in Africa as “shitholes,” ac- was grievously injured dur-
er Bob Dole knew the art of a pitched budget battle that earned him his latest cording to multiple people ing an offensive in Italy as
the deal before President that threatened to end in award, according to the present. Dole, even at his he tried to save another
Donald Trump published a government shutdown at legislation. crankiest, has never been soldier.
the 1987 book of the same week’s end. “Bob Dole was known for known for such a tone or Despite multiple surgeries,
name. The president nonetheless his ability to work across the attitude. Dole was left with a virtu-
The two shared a stage saluted Dole as “a patriot” aisle and embrace practi- “If there’s anyone who has ally unusable right arm and
under the Capitol dome and gave tribute to Dole’s cal bipartisanship,” reads mistakenly attached them- clenched hand, in which
Wednesday as Dole, 94, struggle as a veteran who the legislation Trump signed selves to our party in the be- he often put a pen. He was
accepted Congress’ high- worked his way back from in September. Some of the lief that we are not open to awarded two Purple Hearts
est civilian honor, the Con- a grievous shoulder wound award’s 300 recipients in- citizens of every race and and a Bronze Star, among
gressional Gold Medal, he suffered in Italy. clude George Washington religion, then let me remind others.q

Oklahoma politicians stunned by discovery of possible spying

By SEAN MURPHY and raised questions about matters if in fact they have A longtime supporter of oil Oklahoma Wind Coalition
Associated Press who would spy on lawmak- the evidence to prove the and gas and a frequent officials were not immedi-
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — ers. “This is outrageous be- case.” critic of the wind industry, ately returned.
A Republican lawmaker’s havior and very reckless Rep. Mark McBride said McBride told a Moore po- Prater says four other GOP
discovery of a magnetic and foolish, and it could he discovered the device lice officer he was writing legislators approached him
box containing a high- lead to somebody getting on his truck on Dec. 4 and legislation that could neg- last year with concerns that
tech tracking device af- hurt,” Oklahoma County reported it to local police, atively affect Oklahoma they were being followed,
fixed to the bottom of his District Attorney David Prat- who forwarded the investi- wind farms. but no charges were filed
truck is being investigated er said Wednesday, adding gation to the state agency, “It’s very unsettling,” said in connection with those
by Oklahoma officials, who that the tactics could lead which has jurisdiction over McBride, who also has filed reports.
also revealed that four oth- to felony stalking charges. threats against public offi- a lawsuit seeking to identify Prater said whether a case
er GOP legislators have re- “They (Oklahoma State Bu- cials. whoever is responsible for rises to the level of crimi-
ported concerns they were reau of Investigation) are McBride initially told police placing the device on his nal charges depends on a
being followed. The myste- investigating it, and I’m go- he suspected someone truck. number of factors, includ-
rious discovery has stunned ing to be very aggressive connected to the wind in- Telephone and email mes- ing why someone is tracking
Oklahoma’s political class, in the prosecution of these dustry may be responsible. sages left Wednesday with or following a legislator.q