Word: questioner
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...arrest is expected to have a negligible effect on the election, but Gore has used Bush's Social Security gaffe--which Bush aides have defended as being taken out of context--to question Bush's experience and credibility...
...There's no question in my mind that he has captured the imagination and the emotions of a significant group of people," Linsky said. "In a very close election, that could make a real difference...
...that's just 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...
...capitalize on their strengths and grow out of their weaknesses. Certainly, today's Clinton White House bears little resemblance to the chaotic, shapeless operation it was in its first year. Once he is in office and released from the unnatural pose of a candidate, President Gore's question would be whether the smartest guy in the room can also be the canniest. And having assumed the awesome responsibilities of the job, President Bush would have to show that he can be both everybody's friend and nobody's fool. Which is why, for voters, casting a ballot...
...course, prisons are for punishment, a part of which is losing the ability to raise kids in the outside world. What's more, in cases where the mother has been physically or emotionally abusive, kids may need to be kept away for their own good. Still, the question is whether society can legitimately punish women for their crimes without ruining their children's lives. The fate of these children has great consequences for society. Half of the 1.5 million kids with an incarcerated parent will commit a crime before they turn 18. "We're creating a new crop that gets...