Empower America Cast in Key Role in Dole Campaign
In the past two months, perhaps no trio of Republicans has shared the spotlight with Bob Dole as much as Jack F. Kemp, William J. Bennett, and Lamar Alexander.
All three are influencing Mr. Dole's presidential campaign in different ways, yet they have something in common: All have been waiting in the wings as co-directors of Empower America, the Washington think tank that promotes "progressive conservative policies based on principles of economic growth, international leadership, and cultural renewal."
Empower America was founded in 1993 by Mr. Kemp, who is now Mr. Dole's running mate, and Mr. Bennett, the former secretary of education and White House "drug czar," along with former United Nations Ambassador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick and former...
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