Lugar joins presidential hopefuls
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Indianapolis - Senator Richard Lugar became the eighth Republican to enter the 1996 presidential race, running on a programme of competence in foreign affairs and replacing federal income tax with a 17 per cent sales tax. Lugar, 63, is highly respected in Washington, but he little known outside his home state.of Indiana Reuter
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