Word: racicot
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...interview with TIME last week, Bush singled out one Governor in particular for praise: Racicot, of Montana, who emerged during the Florida fiasco as a take-no-prisoners surrogate for the Governor. Racicot's accusation that Gore had declared war on U.S. troops by trying to toss out their absentee ballots has already made him a target among some Democrats on Capitol Hill. But Bush is unbowed and is considering the former state attorney general for Justice or Interior. "He's a genuinely good person," said Bush, "a genuine guy. I promise you that whatever position...
...announced in the morning that John Ashcroft, the Missouri senator who lost in November at the hands of Mel Carnahan's ghost, will be attorney general. Ashcroft is a staunch and pious down-the-line social conservative whom Democrats really seem to despise - he beats out Montana governor Marc Racicot, whom the right didn't like, and Oklahoma governor Frank Keating, a former FBI man whom they loved but is back among the also-rans for some reason...
...withdrawal late Wednesday of Montana governor Marc Racicot for the attorney general post puts Oklahoma governor Frank Keating at the top of the list for the job. Racicot, who first came to the nation's attention during the post-election Florida recount, is far less conservative than Keating, having supported legislation in favor of gay and lesbian employment rights...
Contenders for other posts are: Montana governor Marc Racicot or Virginia governor Jim Gilmore for Justice; Indianapolis mayor Steven Goldsmith for Housing and Urban Development; former Bush Office of Management and Budget official Robert Grady for the EPA. Bush's choice for Treasury and Commerce will be closely watched by Wall Street, but no front-runner has yet emerged for either post...
...ballot "undervote" pile to near-completion. So far, 205 net votes for Gore - reportedly, the standard is on the loose side. In an episode much re-played on the cable news channels, a Broward counter got in a shouting match with a GOP lawyer, and Montana firebrand Gov. Mark Racicot tried to break...