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Post: #1 CIA Says Red Chinese Tried to Influence 1996 US Election Advertisement 6-8-98 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Chinese tried to influence the outcome of 1996 U.S. elections, but whether they actually did is not clear, a key senator said Sunday. Sen. Richard Shelby, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee investigating allegations of the illegal transfer of missile technology to the Chinese, said a CIA report to his committee established that influence was sought. Asked directly on the television program Fox News Sunday whether the Chinese did sway the U.S. vote in 1996, Shelby replied: ``I don't know if they...
