Word: question
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...better program? For much of the campaign, Bush had neutralized the traditional Democratic advantage on education, boasting of a Texas record that enabled him to say that he, not Gore, knows what works. Last week a Rand Corp. study called parts of Bush's record into question, noting that many of Texas' touted gains may have been the result of widespread test cramming, not actual learning. But Bush stands by his record (a Rand study earlier this year showed that by several measures Texas leads the nation) and pledges to enact the Texas testing and accountability program on a national...
...question of where Gore stood misses the more interesting one of how he stood. What's most distinctive about Gore isn't that he's left or right but that he is most relaxed when he's in a fight. He's always been a tough, take-no-prisoners campaigner; he was almost always the first person in the White House to pick a fight with Republicans, start an argument, tell Dick Armey off in a private White House meeting or put Ross Perot on the spot. That was a huge calling card in a White House that often woke...
...that's just one half of the puzzle. Bush sings a sweet song. He's the uniter-not-a-divider. But his entire campaign is designed to mask a basic question: Bush may know who he is, but does anyone else in his party? While Bush runs as "a different kind of Republican," majority whip Tom DeLay has not changed; much of the rest of the leadership has not changed; the party platform has barely changed. He is treated as the messiah by conservatives left in the wilderness since Newt Gingrich was exiled, who have been willing all year long...
...this is what Gimme Shelter ultimately attempts to provide: a vision of us looking at ourselves, a meta-meditation on what it means to be present and what it means to watch. At once it tries to provide footage of a defining historical moment and question what that footage means. The film begins with Jagger sneering to a New York crowd, "We're gonna have a look at you. We're gonna see how beautiful you are." It's the film's mission statement, the launching pad into an ambitious documentary that draws viewers into the complex intersection of culture...
...Mars missions, scheduled throughout the next 15 years, are designed to examine and sample Martian ground and atmospheric conditions - an investigation that scientists hope will answer the ultimate question: Is there now, or has there ever been, life on Mars...