Word: electability
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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George W. Bush had been no more nor less ignored than Al Gore throughout a long campaign that never really engaged the public. Surviving the debates, he led in the polls for 20 of the last 26 weeks leading to Election Day, then headed back to Texas to hunker down and, surrounded by his famous family, watch the returns. Now, finally, attention would be paid. It was clear very early that the race was close, but when Florida was called for Gore shortly before 8 p.m., despondency fell over the Bush clan. With tears in his eyes, brother Jeb, Florida...
Even before he was declared President-elect, George W. Bush had become bear in chief. For weeks he?s been warning that the U.S. economy is in for hard times. He may steer clear himself of the term recession. ?Possible slowdown? is one way he puts it. But dirty work is what Vice Presidents are for. So Dick Cheney has been sent out to say the forbidden word. As early as Dec. 3, he was on Meet the Press warning that the nation ?may well be on the front edge of a recession...
...president-elect heads to the Crawford ranch for the weekend, his nascent cabinet is now three-quarters full. And the latest four picks are a very representative sample of the process so far: One Republican star, two people you've never heard of, one who's been pre-leaked for weeks, and one who's already held...
...process has essentially collapsed, and Israel and the Palestinians now coexist in a state of low-intensity warfare, even if their leaders continue to discuss the hypotheticals of peace. The breakdown that began with Camp David may have set the peace process back years, and Israel appears poised to elect another right-wing government committed to hitting the rewind button while Palestinian public opinion hardens against compromises with Israel. Moreover, the moderate Arab regimes on which Washington has traditionally relied to provide political cover for Arafat are themselves under increasing domestic pressure to distance themselves from Israel...
...Bush Challenge: During the campaign President-elect Bush spoke in favor of Clinton's policy, and one of his key advisers gave notice that a Bush administration would be happy to escalate U.S. support for a military effort to end guerrilla control over those territories ceded by Andres Pastrana's government. But expanding U.S. involvement there may run counter to the stay-at-home instincts of the Pentagon. Expect an increasing number of articles containing the words Colombia and Vietnam...