Word: helpful
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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Sacrifice money, because someone needs your help...
...commentary on American society when it takes a rash of school violence--on the level of that seen at Columbine High--for our Congressional leaders to truly understand the degree to which our young people are calling out for help. One out of five Americans under the age of 18 now live in poverty, a level as high as that of 1968, despite the tremendous economic prosperity we are experiencing. And government efforts to provide services to young people have been too limited to make a significant impact...
...know yet [what we would do] because we have not yet crossed that bridge," he said. "I will say that as the shelter needs supplies we will help to find supplies for the shelter...
...version of James Baker's speech from the night before. "Make no mistake, the court rewrote the laws," Bush said. "It changed the rules and it did so after the election was over." He hinted at the constitutional challenge - and the legislative one. He called on Al Gore to help him urge that military overseas ballots be generously counted. He even braved a few questions afterward, deferring all matters legal to Baker down in Tallahassee...
...Analysts predict that Gore can capture the necessary votes to win Florida only if the dimpled chads are permitted. But even if Gore does take the lead with the help of the dimpled chad, the uncertainty surrounding admissibility leads to a new maze of political and legal possibilities...