Kennedy. [30] The Dallas Texans and Denver Broncos also attempted to claim Kemp, but he was awarded to Buffalo by AFL commissioner Joe Foss. [84] Although Kemp tried to appeal to conservatives, his libertarian philosophies of tolerance and individual rights and his commitment to supporting minorities, women, blue-collar workers and organized labor clashed with conservative voters' social and religious values. [117][118] Abrams has since claimed numerous[119] instances of election activity that allegedly unfairly affected the results. [124] He was sworn in for a second term on January 12, 2023. [13], Kemp visited Swainsboro in September 2019 to announce the creation of a rural "strike team" focusing on economic development in rural areas of the state. [65] Under the system, eligible Georgians were dropped from voter rolls for an errant hyphen or if "a stray letter or a typographical error on someone's voter registration card didn't match the records of the state's driver's license bureau or the Social Security office. [74], Georgia has removed registered voters from voter rolls for not voting in consecutive elections more aggressively than any other state. [4], Kemp had his first encounter with supply-side economics in 1976, when The Wall Street Journal's Jude Wanniski interviewed him at his Congressional office. [22] Koop also took some time off from his surgical practice to make a series of films with Christian apologists Frank Schaeffer and his father Francis Schaeffer in 1978, entitled Whatever Happened to the Human Race? Kemp questioned Wanniski all day (until midnight, at Kemp's Bethesda, Maryland home) and was eventually converted to University of Southern California professor Arthur Laffer's supply-side discipline. [277][278] Kemp briefly served on the board of Oracle Corporation, whose CEO was his friend Larry Ellison,[279] in 1996, but resigned when he ran for vice president; he was named to the board of Six Flags, Inc. in December 2005. He was elected to the Georgia State Senate in 2002. In 2010, Kemp was elected as the Georgia Secretary of State after serving a few months in the role after being appointed by then-Governor Sonny Perdue, who happens to be the cousin of Kemps current political opponent, David Perdue. However, this connection would be fantastic if it were genuine. [162] In May 2022, Kemp announced he had the support of former Vice President Mike Pence. Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 May 2, 2009) was an American politician and a professional football player. [311], He was a board member for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, which is named after Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back Ronnie Lott, and is awarded annually to college football's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. [144] To offset his socially moderate stances, Kemp clarified his opposition to abortion, his support of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) and his support for a stronger military than that favored by Secretary of State George Shultz. [333], "Growth is obviously what Jack Kemp was about" stated Fred Barnes[334] in the opening of the session "Growth! Brian Kemp is . [5], Kemp was a voracious reader, and his political beliefs were founded in early readings of Goldwater's The Conscience of a Conservative, Ayn Rand's novels such as The Fountainhead, and Friedrich von Hayek's The Constitution of Liberty. [14] Another teammate in college was Ron Botchan,[16] who was an NFL referee for years (record five Super Bowls). [168] The company was under investigation after making guarantees using assets it did not own and repaying suppliers using proceeds from insurance settlements. Debates May Matter. [258] During the campaign, Kemp expressed the opinion that Republican Party leaders did not stand behind the ticket wholeheartedly. [188], Kemp gave public speeches for $35,000 apiece between his time as Housing Secretary and his vice presidential nomination. That season, Kemp received a military draft notice for service in the Vietnam War but was granted a draft waiver because of a knee problem. In 2010, Governor Sonny Perdue appointed Kemp secretary of state of Georgia after Karen Handel resigned to run for governor. [228] On August 16, 1996,[229] the Republican Party chose Kemp as its vice presidential nominee, running alongside former Senator Dole. Kemp was named a Little All-America player one year in which he threw for over 1,100yards. He even attended the 1994 FIFA World Cup with longtime soccer fan Henry Kissinger, although he wrote during the 2006 FIFA World Cup that soccer can be interesting to watch but is still a "boring game". based on the book of the same title that had been previously written by the elder Schaeffer. [188] In late 1991, 81 of the 166 Republican Congressmen signed a letter co-authored by Curt Weldon and Dan Burton requesting that Bush cede some domestic authority to Kemp as a "domestic policy czar. According to Van Miller, "Jack's a skier, and he wanted to go to Denver and play for the Broncos. [122][123], Kemp delivered speeches at several Republican National Conventions. Brain and Jack are recognized for their nobility and have similar reactions to various situations. The Kemp campaign was criticized for its apparent reference to Unterman's history of depression, about which she had spoken publicly. RELATED: Gov. [181][182], Kemp was partly at fault for not achieving either of his primary goals because he did not get along with the rest of the Cabinet. Good ideas without money aren't probably going to do a whole lot," and the issue here was the decision not to fund Kemp's ideas. Georgia Gov. [339], The football stadium at Occidental College is named after him.[340]. [87] Kemp's official role was as the chairman of the platform subcommittee on foreign policy. [269] The Gore victory was not a surprise since Kemp had been outmatched by Gore in previous encounters,[96] and Gore had a reputation as an experienced and vaunted debater. [62] Political scientist Charles S. Bullock III told The Washington Post that claims of a stolen election were "not based on fact but will continue to be articulated by Abrams since it helps mobilize her supporters", while Richard Hasen took issue with Kemp's job performance but said that he had seen "no good social science evidence that efforts to make it harder to register and vote were responsible for Kemps victory over Abrams in the Georgia gubernatorial race". By 1994, Kemp had embarked on 241fund-raising dinners to raise $35million for a 1996 Presidential bid and to pay off his 1988 campaign debts. [110] Although Kemp was unable to procure money for his visions, he was among the administration's leading users of first class corporate jets. [9][10] After the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, he faced criticism from President Donald Trump for following the state law that required him to certify the results, despite Trump's repeated false claims of fraud in the election. The debates included domestic monetary involvement and roles in funding the International Monetary Fund. [176] He cited lingering effects from a knee injury as the reason he had to fly first class at government expense as the Housing Secretary. [97] The New York Times described Kemp as the most proactive combatant in the war on poverty since Robert F. Over 95% of Kemp's classmates were Jewish, and he later became a supporter of Jewish causes. [257] Although some enjoyed Kemp's style, referring to him as the Good Shepherd,[257] his detractors, such as U.S. News & World Report writer Steven V. Roberts, criticized the extensive use of recounting stories of passing balls relative to the use of recounting stories of passing bills. [286] In early 1998, he was a serious contender for the 2000 United States presidential election, but his campaign possibilities faltered,[287] and he instead endorsed eventual winner George W. Bush. [217][218] Many thought Kemp had destroyed his own political future with the endorsement, and Kemp profusely apologized to Dole's campaign offices. Only 974 Days Left to Campaign: Why the presidential race has begun so early", "A Quixotic Drive to Pay Back the National Debt: The deficit fades, a new political fad arrives", "A Tax None Will Touch: Why politicians in Washington still protect the tax that economists call job-killing, deceptive, and unfair", "Rehab Plan Announced for N.F.L. [300] After their task force roles ended, the pair advocated solutions to poverty in America at various fora. ; Political Capital; Central Casting; Peace At Last; Price War; FBI to Congress: Just Say No", "Hot Footprints; How Washington Works; Snubbing Harvard; Kemp's Followers; Beating Bush; Taking Ames: Pentagon traces mystery plutonium to Russian atomic ministry; Democrats gave seed money to new group battling religious right; Jim Baker tops Bush in Texas fund-raising league", "Kemp Rejects Presidential Bid, Citing Dislike of Fund Raising", "Sweating the Details: The House passes tax cuts, but trimming deficits will be a tougher exercise", "Unfriendly Fire on the Rising Star: As he climbs in the polls, Steve Forbes is accused of violating a cardinal rule of his trade", "Politics: The Endorsements;Hopefuls Go a-Courtin' And Kemp Is the Prize", "Politics: Endorsement;Kemp Supports Forbes in Bid to Salvage Flat-Tax Plan as an Issue in the Campaign", "Can the Middle East Bank on Bibi? Updated: 6:28 PM EST January 25, 2023. [3] His classmates included musician Herb Alpert, baseball pitcher Larry Sherry, and academic Judith A. [42] Kemp led the relocated team to a 122 record and a repeat Western Division Championship. [282] On March 25, 2003, Kemp was selected as chairman of the board of Directors of USA Football, a national advocacy group for amateur football created by the National Football League (NFL) and the NFL Players Association. Although George H. W. Bush called this philosophy voodoo economics, George W. Bush and his Treasury Secretary, John W. Snow, were believers. [5] At 5feet 10inches (178cm) and 175 pounds (79kg), he considered himself too small to play for the USC Trojans or UCLA Bruins, the major Southern California college football programs. Kemp was also a business partner with Edra and Tim Blixseth promoting membership in the elite private ski and golf Yellowstone Club. Brian Kemp speaks to supporters at a campaign stop in Marietta, Ga., on Nov. 3. [124] During the 1984 Convention, with Trent Lott as Republican Party Platform Committee chairman, Congressmen Kemp and Newt Gingrich claimed control of the party platform to the consternation of G.O.P. [234] When Kemp became Dole's running mate in 1996, they appeared on the cover of the August 19, 1996 issue of Time magazine,[235] but the pair barely edged out a story on the reported discovery of extraterrestrial life on Mars, which was so close to being the cover story that Time inset it on the cover and wrote about how difficult the decision was. Brian Kemp's 2018 win is partly false", "Georgia cancels fewer voter registrations after surge last year", "Opinion - Was Georgia's Election 'Legitimate'? [5] However, although he could not get federal funding for empowerment zones passed during his tenure, by 1992 38 states had created empowerment zones,[178] and in 1994 $3.5billion was approved for them under President Clinton. [91][94] During his career, he sometimes sounded like a liberal Democrat;[7] he supported affirmative action[95][96] and rights for illegal immigrants. However, former Vice President Mike Pence announced his endorsement for Kemp just weeks before the primary election. [48][49] In response, Unterman said she would not be "intimidated, blackmailed, belittled, or sexually harassed" into silence. [141] He was among the last governors to issue a stay-at-home order,[142][9] as a national emergency was declared three weeks earlier, on March 13. to Jack Kemp and Snowdrop Kemp. Kemp's grandfather Julian H. Cox was a member of the Georgia Legislature. [285] Kemp was the founder and chairman of Kemp Partners, a strategic consulting firm that helps clients achieve both business and public policy goals. [3], Injuries, including the broken finger,[47] kept Kemp from playing for most of 1962. Your body is trying to tell you something. [226], Bennett declined the offer to be Dole's running mate but suggested Kemp,[227] a man described as Dole's antagonist. However, the three platform planks that he proposed involved tax hikes, the gold standard and the role of the Federal Reserve. [225] On August 5, 1996, Dole announced a 15% across-the-board tax cut in response to both the Forbes campaign and Kemp's tax reform commission. [52] The Bills played the Boston Patriots in an Eastern Division playoff game to determine the division title on December 28 at War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo, New York, in 10F (12C) weather. Kemp co-founded the AFL Players Association with Tom Addison of the Boston Patriots, and was elected its president five times. [55][56] The 1964 team won its first nine games and went 122 for the regular season, winning the Eastern Division with a final game victory over the Patriots at Fenway Park. [246] As a progressive voter, he had civil rights leaders such as Benjamin Hooks, Andrew Young and Coretta Scott King and conservative black intellectuals like Glenn C. Loury and Robert L. Woodson as supporters and friends. [84] To Democrats, Kemp's free-market philosophies were a form of laissez-faire anarchy. [14] Although he was near-sighted, Kemp was tenacious on the field. [39] Under Kemp, the Chargers' offense averaged 46points over its last four games and scored more than 41points in five of its last nine games. [212] Among the 1996 Republican Party candidates, both Steve Forbes and Phil Gramm proposed the flat tax. [71] In a 2018 ruling against Kemp, District Judge Eleanor Ross said the system places a "severe burden" on voters. [141], After the May 1987 Gary HartDonna Rice scandal, a questionnaire by The New York Times requested things such as psychiatric records and access to FBI files from all 14 presidential candidates. : A new fight over urban policy has begun. [a][68] The 1967 Bills endured a 410 1967 AFL season, in which Kemp was not named to the All-Star game for the first time in his AFL career. [20] [68][59] The voters are eligible to re-register if they still live in Georgia and have not died. To me, it doesn't matterDemocrat or Republican, gay or straight. Kemp was vocal in his opposition to the reforms and even penned an op-ed piece in The New York Times, which enraged Dole. [22] Frank Schaeffer and his associate, Jim Buchfuehrer provided a private, five-hour screening of Whatever Happened to the Human Race? ", "Georgia pushes back on reevaluation of health plan", "State Tangles With Feds In Medicaid Showdown", "Biden Administration Rejects Medicaid Work Requirements in Georgia", "Kemp taps Kelly Loeffler, financial exec, to US Senate seat", "Is the Pandemic Overshadowing Historic Judicial Appointments? [4] Although he had an eclectic mix of supporters, Kemp's campaign began borrowing against anticipated Federal matching funds because it had quickly spent itself into the red,[4] which may have been due to the use of expensive direct mail fundraising techniques. [108][304] Kemp was considered the leader of the progressive conservatives who are socially conservative, but avoid protectionist fiscal and trade policy. Duncan say no to special session over election, explain why", "Trump calls on Georgia Gov. [5] During his inaugural campaign, his district was in economic malaise, and The New York Times described him as a John F. Kennedy throwback who campaigned on family values, patriotism, sports, and defense. [136] From the outset, Kemp had failed to position himself as the primary alternative to Vice President Bush. [37] He finished second in the league to Frank Tripucka in passing attempts, completions, and yards (making him and Tripucka the league's first 3,000-yard passers),[38] led the AFL in yards per completion and times sacked, and finished one rushing touchdown short of the league lead. Through his real estate investments, Kemps net worth grew to over $5 million, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. [10][11] During his years in high school, Kemp worked with his brothers at his father's trucking company in downtown Los Angeles. [261] In addition, Gore and Kemp were long-time friends, unlike Gore and his previous vice presidential opponent Dan Quayle. [120], Kemp prevailed by 54,723 votes, defeating Abrams 50.248.8%. [4] By this time, Kemp had been cut from five professional teams (Lions, Steelers, Giants, 49ers, and Stampeders)[14] and his family encouraged him to get on with his life. The organization supports Pop Warner, American Youth Football, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, National Recreation and Park Association, Police Athletic League, YMCA, and the Amateur Athletic Union. [102] In response to criticisms of the announcement, Kemp said, "I'm not worried about how it looks. He was the only AFL quarterback to be listed as a starter all 10 years of the league's existence and one of only 20 players to serve all 10 of those years. Chargers coach Sid Gillman put Kemp on waivers to try to "hide" him. Trump may not like Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, but most Republicans in the state do. Before entering politics, he owned several agribusinesses, financial services, and real estate companies. Kemp appointed Carla Wong McMillian to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court of Georgia caused by the retirement of Robert Benham. Since January 2019, Brian Kemp, an American businessman, and politician has served as Georgia's 83rd governor. [86] Kemp's office denied any wrongdoing, saying that by "regularly updating our rolls, we prevent fraud and ensure that all votes are cast by eligible Georgia voters. Kemp was the only state election official to decline the help. Kemp essentially agreed to end the policy, but months later, lawmakers passed a law starting it up again. [35] Within a month of the breach becoming publicly known, it had cost taxpayers $1.2 million in credit monitoring services for those whose data had been compromised, and $395,000 for an audit into Kemp's handling of the unauthorized data disclosure. [30][31] In August 2016, amid Russian attempts to disrupt the 2016 elections, Kemp said that an intrusion by Russian hackers into voting systems was "not probable at all, the way our systems are set up" and accused federal officials of exaggerating the threat of Russian interference. [4] Abrams suspended her campaign on November 16 but did not concede, accusing Kemp of voter suppression, which he denied. He served in the Senate until 2007. [5] He was a member of the San Diego-based 977th Transportation Company from 1958 to 1962. [323] After retiring from Congress and serving in the Cabinet, Kemp remained close to Gingrich, Lott, Weber, and Mack. He finished second in the primary,[21] but lost the runoff to Gary Black. [297][298], In 2006 Kemp, along with 2004 vice-presidential nominee John Edwards, co-chaired the Council on Foreign Relations task force on Russia,[299] producing a document called "Russia's Wrong Direction: What the United States Can and Should Do". [24] Kemp at times felt his role was that of "freewheeling, entrepreneurial, wildcatting backbencher. [55][56][57][58] Kemp denied engaging in voter suppression, stating that he was following federal and state law to update voter rolls with accurate information. Growth!" [3], After graduating from high school in 1953,[12] he attended Occidental College, a founding member of the NCAA Division III Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. 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During the scrimmage, Ron McDole fell on Kemp's right knee and injured it, forcing Kemp to sit out the entire 1968 season. June 11, 2022 Posted by: when was arthur miller born . 1; Second Thoughts; Getting the Jump; Clinton's Bush League: Shiek Abdel Rahman secretly offered asylum by Afghanistan; First lady to keep administration health reform portfolio; Clinton foreign policy getting Bush-like look", "Surveying the Field; Picking Up Speed; Getting Out; Co-Portraits: As Clinton slips, Republicans savor prospects for 1996; Bosnians blame foreign Muslim volunteers for atrocities; Official presidential photo becomes double exposure", "Early Line; Promises, Promises; On Its Way; The Real Hillary? Copyright 2023 Market Realist. Then, in 1985, Dole proposed an austere budget that barely passed in the Senate with appendectomy patient Pete Wilson casting the tying vote and Vice President Bush casting the deciding vote. [20] They also had two daughters: Jennifer Kemp Andrews (born in 1961) and Judith Kemp (born in 1963). [329] Several American football players have followed Kemp to Congress, including Steve Largent,[330] J. C. Watts,[331] and Heath Shuler. Judge rules against Brian Kemp over Georgia voting restrictions days before gubernatorial election. [223] Kemp supported rights for illegal immigrants, and opposed Lamar Smith and Alan Simpson's proposed restrictions on legal immigration. C-SPAN, an acronym for Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, is an American cable television network that offers coverage of federal government proceedings and other public affairs programming via its three television channels (C-SPAN, C-SPAN2 and C-SPAN3), one radio station and a group of. [219], Kemp was also outspoken on immigration on around this time: according to Kemp's interpretation of a scientific index that he and Bennett support, "immigrants are a blessing, not a curse. A DHS inspector general investigation found there was no hacking, but rather it was "the result of normal and automatic computer message exchanges generated by the Microsoft applications involved. [64][65], Following the championship game, Saban resigned to coach the University of Maryland and defensive coordinator Joe Collier was promoted to head coach for the 1966 season. Dr. Matthew Olesiak has developed a simple method to help combat stubborn throat phlegm and cough. [134] Despite the levity of the speech, it garnered significant backlash. [152] By May 2021, an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll showed his approval rating had rebounded to 45%,[153] and as of April 2022, it was up to 50%, according to Morning Consult. [210][213], During the campaign, Kemp's endorsement was highly coveted. A lawyer asked when he last received financial reports from the company. The foundation is located in Washington, D.C., and is committed to advancing the universal values of the American Idea: growth, freedom, democracy and hope. [171], In October 2018, Atlanta television station WAGA-TV reported that companies Kemp owned owed more than $800,000 in loans to a community bank where he is a founding board member and stockholder. [34][35] When his unit was activated for the Berlin Crisis of 1961, Kemp received a medical exemption for his chronically separated left shoulder. [131] In 1986, during a House floor debate over whether the United States should host the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Kemp proclaimed: "I think it is important for all those young out therewho someday hope to play real football, where you throw it and kick it and run with it and put it in your hands[that] a distinction should be made that football is democratic capitalism, whereas soccer is a European socialist sport. ", "Did racially motivated voter suppression thwart Stacey Abrams? [5] News outlets and political science experts have found no evidence that voter suppression affected the result of the election. Reisman. A member of the Republican Party from New York, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1989. [281] He also served on the Habitat for Humanity board of directors,[282] and served on the board of Atlanta-based software maker EzGov Inc.[283] Kemp also served on the board of directors of Election.com,[284] which was the private company that ran the world's first election on the internet (won by Al Gore), the 2000 Arizona Democratic Primary. In the early 1980s, according to David Stockman, Kemp persuaded Reagan to make a 30% across-the-board tax cut a central 1980 presidential campaign feature. Kemp said that he would not recuse himself in other election-related issues either, . He faced a primary challenge from former U.S. [158] However, the scandals of Reagan's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Samuel Pierce and the neglect of the president were obstacles from the start, and Kemp was unsuccessful at either of his major initiatives: enacting enterprise zones and promoting public housing tenant ownership. [7] Ken Blackwell was a Deputy Secretary under Kemp. [136] Loeffler was sworn into office on January 6, 2020, but lost the seat to Democrat Raphael Warnock in the special election held for it. [84][138] In fact, most of the Republican electorate found themselves unfamiliar with Kemp early in his campaign. [250][251][252] Due to agreement on the self-help policy that Louis Farrakhan has endorsed in many fora including the Million Man March, Kemp in a sense aligned himself with Farrakhan. [58] Not long after, Kemp played a key role in an off the field decision. [60] Kemp finished the season second in the league in pass completions. [98] Darman battled Kemp and his allies such as Gingrich, James Pinkerton, and Vin Weber. ", "Army Let Kemp Play Ball During Berlin Crisis", "Aaron Rodgers got off to sizzling start for Green Bay Packers", "NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award Recipients", "The NCAA News: Teddy winner Jack Kemp dies at age 73", "A Quarterback Who Doesn't Like Warming the Bench", "Sweating to the Oldies: Toiling together will do as much for race relations as talking together", "Kemp, in Honduras, Assails Latin Peace Plan", "Divided Against Itself: The Republican Party: Can its five factions ever find happiness again? "[113], In the November 7 general election, Kemp declared victory over Abrams. "[220] In 1994, Kemp and Bennett opposed California ballot Proposition 187, a measure to bar illegal immigrants from obtaining public services, in direct opposition to first-term Republican California Governor Pete Wilson, one of its endorsers who was running for re-election. [11][12] In 2021, Kemp signed into law the Election Integrity Act of 2021, which expanded early in-person voting and increased the state government's control over local election officials. Also won the other Swing States, Trump tweeted in 2020 when he was still allowed on Twitter. [75] In 2012, the Professional Football Researchers Association named Kemp to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2012[76]. In 2017, Kemp settled a lawsuit with civil rights groups who said the state's "exact match" system was discriminatory and that over 34,000 people had their voter registrations canceled between 2013 and 2015 because of the process. One day after the players left the city, AFL Commissioner Joe Foss moved the game to Houston, Texas. [97][193] During the Super Bowl XXVIII festivities, Kemp hosted a notable fundraiser series. [60] Glenn Kessler of The Washington Post noted such claims are "an article of faith among Democrats". So what's going on here? [85] Palast sued Kemp, claiming over 300,000 voters were purged illegally. Kemp is not a rare surname. [134] Kemp noted that about half of his grandchildren play or have played organized soccer and claimed to have "changed" his position on soccer. [79] Between 2012 and 2018, Kemp's office canceled over 1.4 million voters' registrations, with nearly 700,000 cancellations in 2017 alone. [6][7][8], As governor, Kemp opposed face mask mandates and stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic, and he prohibited localities from implementing stricter public health measures than the state as a whole. ", "Kemp Stumps For the Votes of Minorities", "Kemp Courts Harlem Voters With Open Arms, Little Hope", "In Inner-City Chicago, Kemp Makes Pitch for Black Votes", "Can GOP ticket overcome rightist platform? Kemp reportedly "warmly welcomed" the Chinese Consul General from Houston in a meeting in which Kemp invited Chinese business investment in Georgia. [24] Kemp won the 2010 election for a full term as secretary of state with 56.4% of the vote, to 39.4% for Democratic nominee Georganna Sinkfield. [30] In 1964, he managed personalities such as Gilchrist, who walked off the field when plays were not being called for him, and Saban, whom he kept from cutting Gilchrist the following week. When Dole declined an invitation to speak to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, he suggested Kemp as a substitute even before Kemp had become the vice presidential nominee. ; The Name Game; Unkindest Cuts; Joining Forces; Speaking Out; Star Search", "Revenge of the Centrists: As voters tire of partisan squabbles, moderates in both parties seek to lead from the middle", "Closing the Golden Door: The immigration battle", "In New Role, Kemp Fights With His Past Over Ideology", "Kemp Will See Familiar Faces in the Dole Camp", "Off to the Races: The GOP's long-distance runner isn't lonely any more. 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