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Democratic opponents say she'll be a lightweight to send into political retirement. But Florida's Republican U. S Senator Paula Hawkins, is unwavering in her confidence that she will win even against tough competition expected from Democratic Governor Bob Graham. In Washington, Pulse thirteen's Dan Mitchum talked to Paula Hawkins about her new campaign strategy.

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Senator Paula Hawkins describes her work as a self styled crusade to help Children. Her projects are well known. Missing Children run away, Children exploited Children. She's even concerned about the effect of so called porn rock on our nation's youth. To the senator, it's a special mission.

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Well, I feel. Before I came to the Senate, no one cared about Children. They don't vote, they don't have a lobby, they don't have a path. And yet a nation's wealth is measured by its Children. Hawkins talks a lot about Children in crisis, and though that grabs headlines, something gets more politics than substance, especially since she faces a tough re election campaign next year to only be concerned about those in crisis.

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And then to say that you support all Children. Therefore, it's like putting a dime in the collection plate on Sunday morning. Uh, and then telling your neighbors that you give regularly to the church. But Hawkins denies any charges that she might be playing politics with Children.

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Instead, she says, people often praise her work, and mothers and fathers and grandmothers and grandfathers and Children write me daily and thank me for my interests. They know they're a helpless lot without votes and without money. Political or not, her re election is viewed as a must win by the Republicans and has Democrats licking their chops.

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We thought from the beginning that, uh, Senator Hawkins is one of the most vulnerable of the Republicans. Up in 1986 she's a member of the Class of 1980 which includes several Republican senators who who we think we can beat. I'm gonna run on my record, and I'm really proud of it.

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If people want to bring it up and look at it page by page, Great. It's a good record, and it's not political. It's probably the most important work done in the United States Senate since I've been observing the Senate in Washington. Dan Medium Pulse, 13 Well, Hugh, Florida's other senator says he won't be supporting Hawkins in 1986.

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Regardless of what accomplishments she claims, Democratic Senator Lawton Child says with only six more Republicans than Democrats in the Senate will be working to swing the tide toward his party. I intend to, uh, to support the Democratic nominee, as I always do, and elections. And if Governor Graham is the Democratic nominee, then I will be supporting.

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Will this be a crucial year for the Democratic nominee in that Senate seat? Well, it's a crucial year as to whether we'll get control of the Senate people about Hawkins early campaign efforts. Child's would say only that it will clearly be a spirited campaign. Childs was honored by two dozen Florida agriculture groups at a Tampa luncheon today.

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M A C financing and save 7.9 on Cutlass Ciera. Now through February 20 seconds, your Sunshine Olds dealers Governor Bob Graham says the Florida trans Gulf pipeline meets minimum standards and needs no further safeguards to carry oil. But 16 leaks have already occurred, this one exploding near Vero Beach last year.

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Paula Hawkins says Florida water is far too precious to let this pipe carry oil over our drinking water sources without more shut off valves and inspections like the Alaska Pipeline, Do you agree with Graham that we should go ahead and let the oil flow? Or with Hawkins, who says more safeguards are needed first?