Word: problem
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Gingrich was exiled, who have been willing all year long to mute their horror at that inclusive language and mushy bipartisanship. But for the true believers, pragmatism ends on Election Day, when payment comes due, and there are people close to Bush who think that if he wins, his problem is going to be not with Democrats but with Republicans...
...while he can figure out the inside moves, Gore lacks Clinton's instinctive feel for the larger game. The problem with Gore's presidential campaign is not that he has retooled himself but that voters can practically hear the gears grinding as he does it. "Al sometimes thinks he can study and learn everything--like empathy and sympathy," says a former aide...
...Bush begins to bargain away parts of his agenda in order to compromise with Democrats, he may find himself with a bigger problem in his party. Conservative congressional Republicans have held their tongues through the campaign, rarely complaining about the distance Bush keeps from them. But that won't last if Bush wins and the G.O.P. retains control of Congress. "Tom DeLay gets the joke," says a senior Bush adviser, referring to the House G.O.P.'s enforcer. "He knows that if Bush wins, he'll be sitting with his feet up on the Truman balcony [with the President...
...problem of parenting in prison often begins with childbirth. The number of babies born to mothers in prison is rising. (Most of these women are pregnant when they arrive; conjugal visits, as a rule, are not allowed.) They generally give birth at the nearest hospital. But since prisons are often far from hospitals and expectant mothers must clear various security hurdles, women inmates are at greater risk of delivering their babies before they can make it to a hospital. A scathing report by Amnesty International helped draw public attention to the sometimes harsh treatment of pregnant inmates, such as shackling...
Gore would impose less testing than Bush does, and promises far more in new spending: $115 billion. This fundamental difference--do you stress accountability or investment?--is nowhere clearer than in how the candidates propose to handle what is arguably the nation's biggest problem: the more than 7,000 schools that year after year have failed to educate students...