TEXAS SHOOTOUT. Three-alarm chili and the gubernatorial race between Texas Republican Incumbent William Clements, 65, and State Attorney General Mark White, 42, have a lot in common. This heated contest is a referendum not on Ronald Reagan but on Bill Clements, whose blunt language and pro-business positions have antagonized many low-income voters. White, the underfunded underdog, began to edge up after three televised debates gave him an opportunity to put Clements on the defensive. White has attacked Clements' mudslinging leak of a driving-under-the-influence charge when White was a law student, and accused,...
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