Senator Robert Dole of Kansas has unofficially captured the Republican Presidential nomination. After Tuesday night's primaries, he carries more than the necessary 980 delegates. Mr. Dole is now on his way to being a leader in the White House. We talk with people who know Mr. Dole well in Congress the place where he is an effective leader. Linda Wertheimer talks with Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming, a friend and colleague of Mr. Dole's, and with Jake Thompson of the Kansas City Star, a journalist who has followed Dole for several years and has written a biography about Mr. Dole.
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