Several scandal-tinged Senators have rushed to associate themselves with a variety of no-lose issues, many related to the gulf war.
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Alan Cranston, California Democrat. Received $900,000 in donations from indicted S&L; buccaneer Charles Keating.
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Battling cancer and planning to retire, he declared that he has supported every major veterans' bill for the past 12 years.
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Alfonse D'Amato, New York Republican. Played a questionable role in the awarding of federal housing subsidies to friends and contributors.
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Rushed to Israel to condemn Scud attacks and turned up last week in the Soviet Union to lambaste...
