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erl(U993 nal sm egress n d," Presi- light to de- id post-So- presidency e day they dn circum- ament, de- >res- Yeltsin, ieration -W person- 5rms, such ?f Stalinist d looking firm legal e progress ’ for a uni- )nstitution i used by is. 1 president nment too ine power f indepen- 1 virtually it and the bitter, de- ditical re- atened to tion on of the Green- hen com- nt in em- lity Com- 3 percent cusations )1 confir- ffednesday, November 10,1993 The Battalion Page 5 Perot, Gore clash in NAFTA showdown The Associated Press WASHINGTON - In a com- lative debate Tuesday night. Vice President A1 Gore charged that Perot has a financial stake in the defeat of the North American Trade Agreement. Perot dis missed the charge as "propagan- to defend a deal that would punish American workers. The high-stakes, prime-time showdown was contentious from outset. Gore and Perot repea t- p interrupted each other and i traded a barrage of charges, some of them substantive, others more personal. Gore said Perot abandoned his one-time support of the trade deal during last year's presidential tampaign "to bring out the poli- of rear." Later, he upped the ante, saying a Perot family busi- aess in Texas stood to make huge gains as a trade center should Ross Perot labeled NAFTA as The world's dumbest trade agree ment' A1 Gore accused Perot of trying to bring out the 'politics of fear' NAFTA be defeated. "If NAFTA is defeated this fami ly business that has a free trade zone outside Dallas will continue ... to distribute goods in the United States and Mexico," Gore said. Perot fired back. The feisty Texan said that in pushing for NAFTA, the Clinton administration was in essence a front for a greedy corporate elite in America and a corrupt Mexican government he said had no inter est in democracy or boosting the living standards of its people. "Our problem is we do the world's dumbest trade agree ment," he said. "You will hear the giant suck ing sound" of jobs flooding to Mexico if the agreement becomes law, Perot said, repeating his trademark anti-NAFTA slogan. The agreement, if approved by Congress, would remove most tar iffs and trade barriers among the United States, Canada and Mexico over a 15-year period. Short of votes with a week to go. President Clinton sent Gore into battle with Perot hoping to shake up the dynamics of the NAFTA debate. Hours before the debate, the White House won the support of five previously uncom mitted Democrats — and got one more as it got under way. Still, Clinton was roughly 25 votes short in the House and Speaker Thomas Foley rated NAFTA's chances of passing at "50-50." The cacophony throughout the capital on a frenzied day of morn ing-to-night NAFTA jockeying suggested both sides viewed it that way. The Gore-Perot debate was the climax, and the combatants both came to the 90-minute "Larry King Live" program on CNN armed with props. In addition to fighting among themselves, Perot and Gore fielded questions from viewers in the United States and abroad, in cluding one from Croatia. University students, faculty have mixed responses to debate .. 3 iTUFv - I The rommitteps rnnsistpd nf annrnYimatp- By Lisa Elliott The Battalion The debate between Ross Perot and Vice President A1 Gore focused nation-wide attention on a the North American Free Trade Agree ment, and Texas A&M University faculty and (Indents had varied responses to the outcome. James Kolari, associate professor of finance, d the best thing about the debate was that it focused attention on NAFTA. "A lot of people in the U.S. are trying to learn more about what's going on now that we lave a national debate on television," he said. 'Before the debate I don't think people talked about NAFTA much at all." Kolari said he thought Gore made his point better, but Perot brought up some valid concerns such as the environment and labor. "Perot is right — there are problems in any agreement of NAFTA," he said. "Any agree ment that's really important is going to have some problems." Kolari said although Perot was right to bring up these concerns, he used too many fear arguments' while Gore presented opti mistic facts. Kolari said he was disappointed that Gore (flout the implications of NAFTA to the rest \fthe Western hemisphere. ^ "If we get NAFTA, then other countries will join," he said. "So NAFTA would benefit the entire Western hemisphere." Kolari was appointed by Texas Gov. Ann Richards to chair a committee to study NAF TA. He said his committee, as well as the eight other committees also appointed, found that NAFTA would benefit Texas more than any other state in the country. •' . 9r: bine The committees consisted of approximate ly 600 to 900 professionals from around the state. Jody Withers, a junior economics major and executive vice chairman for the College Republicans of Texas, said he was not im pressed with either of the sides, but that Gore had a better argument. "It's very doubtful it will have any effect on the way people will think," he said. Withers said there was too much petty bick ering between the two and not enough points were brought up. He said Perot had just three or four points that he kept bringing up while Gore was more consistent. Withers said he was surprised at how well Gore performed. He said he hardly ever agrees with what Gore said, and was impressed. Sam Harwell, director of the Small Business Development Center, said the debate was "en tertaining," but that's all. He said he didn't think it would sway any body's opinion because neither Perot nor Gore brought up any new arguments. He said he was surprised at how well Gore performed and at how poorly Perot performed. "He (Perot) came off as a little meaner than he should have been," he said. "He seemed al most too whiny." As for who won the debate, he said it was awfully close, but that Gore came out ahead. ler years any such e snts- A 1C CD ive CD CT-X2 he vic- clutch ued at m the chicle, in the cle. A swelry rage r ssued. urs tation )K s: l> ring tt- 5. Candidate Continued from Page 1 "I thought he had real good in sight with issues facing us today," Carreathers said. "He has a lot of experience and would make an excellent leader." Carolyn Adair, director of stu dent activities, also had a chance to meet with Correnti. She said she has known Cor renti for years through the Na tional Association of Student Per sonnel Administrators. Correnti served as president of NASPA from 1984-90. "He is very well-known and one of the most respected admin istrators in the country," she said. During his visit, Correnti pre sented his ideas, qualifications and opinions to the search committee. 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Qualifications for editor of The Battalion are: Be a Texas A&M student with a minimum 2.0 overall and major GPR at the time of appointment and during the term of office; Have at least one year experience in a responsible editorial position on The Battalion or comparable student newspaper, OR Have at least one year editorial experience on a commercial newspaper, OR Have completed at least 12 hours journalism, including JOUR 203 and 303 (Media Writing I and II), JOUR 301 (Mass Comm Law) and JOUR 304 (Editing forthfe Mdss Media), or equivalent. .fr '• :' • ' i tf. > < ■ Uv-n?f •; i , Application forms should be picked up and returned to the Student Publications Manager's office, room 230 Reed McDonald Bldg. Deadline for submitting application: 9 a.m. Tuesday, November 16, 1993. Applicants will be interviewed during the Student Publications Board Meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 17,1993, in room 301A Reed McDonald. 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