Word: picked
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...best measure of the success of Gore's pick may be that it caught George W. Bush so completely off guard. The day before the choice was made public, Bush and his vice-presidential nominee, Dick Cheney, were talking about Gore's options while flying back to Texas after a whistle-stop tour of the Midwest. Bush asked Cheney what he thought of Lieberman, and Cheney replied with Bushspeak's highest praise: "He's a good man." Bush agreed--but neither he, Cheney nor any of their top advisers thought Gore would have the guts to pick...
...conceding Lieberman's strength, the Bush campaign undercut the message it had been sending for the past several weeks: that Gore is an unprincipled Clinton clone whose Veep pick will be just another example of low-road behavior. Bush's team said he wouldn't be calling a halt to his talk of "restoring honor and integrity" to the White House, but both his advisers and Republicans in Washington are worried that they have been robbed of one of their central themes. They concede that choosing Lieberman is the smartest thing Gore has done in this campaign, and what happened...
iCAST also has a "track of the day" (a recent pick by the alternative-rock duo Tegan and Sara was particularly good). In addition, the site held a "Land Your Band" contest in which groups were rated by iCAST users, with the highest-rated act (the rock group Laughing Colors, based in Annapolis, Md.) winning meetings with major-label executives. "I kind of laugh at all this Napster stuff," says Laughing Colors lead singer Dave Tieff. "At our stage, offering free tracks makes sense. We're trying to get noticed, and promotions like this are a tool." Tieff says sales...
...401k Self-directed brokerage options are gaining popularity, according to a study by Cerulli Associates. This option lets employees use their 401(k)s to trade stocks or pick mutual funds outside the sponsor's list. Keep in mind, though, that some plans have limits on the amount you can trade, and the extra fees for trading and commissions could pinch returns...
...white male gap between Bush and Gore is explained by this: A disproportionate number of men pick up a vibration from Gore that they do not like; it has less to do with policy than with character. They do not get this vibration from Bush...