All signs point to Bob Martinez as the White House choice to succeed William Bennett as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Two things make Martinez a natural for the job. One is his reputation as a hard-line antidrug warrior during his single term as Governor of Florida; the other is his connections at the White House.
Those links were dramatically evident during Martinez's losing bid for re- election against former Senator Lawton Chiles. The G.O.P. campaign was headed by the President's son, Jeb Bush, a Miami real estate executive who once served Martinez as the state's secretary...
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