ASHVILLE - For the next 12 months, the Republican National Committee will post anti-Al Gore ads on a huge billboard in a place sure to be seen: 500 feet from his presidential campaign headquarters. The first ad will appear next week. The ad shows Gore hugging Clinton and includes the quote: ''One of Our Greatest Presidents'' - a comment Gore made when the House voted to impeach Clinton. (AP)
Bradley says he won't accept VP role
WASHINGTON - Presidential candidate Bill Bradley said yesterday he would not accept a spot as vice president on the Democratic ticket next year. ''I wouldn't have gotten into this race if I didn't see my way through November and 270 electoral votes to become president of the United States,'' Bradley said on ABC's ''Good Morning America,'' when asked if he would accept the vice presidential slot on a Democratic ticket with Al Gore. (Reuters)
Bauer commercial addresses abortion
WASHINGTON - Conservative activist Gary Bauer unveiled the first abortion-related commercial of the 2000 presidential race yesterday. He pledged to expand ''the circle of human rights and dignity'' to unborn children just as lawmakers throughout history have granted freedoms to slaves and women. (AP)
Gore targets Bush on environment
HONEY CREEK, Iowa - Vice President Al Gore criticized the influence of ''big polluters'' on the presidential race yesterday, singling out Texas Governor George W. Bush as a major offender. Gore trumpeted his plan to spend $2 billion on conservation programs, but said, ''We've been facing some real tough opposition'' that's been expressed in campaign giving. ''When you look at the influence of polluters, just to take one category, there was a study from a bipartisan reform group that came out yesterday that 85 percent of all that funding has gone to George Bush,'' Gore said. The Bush campaign rejected the charge. (AP)
