Word: reassessment
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...economy craters and the surpluses go up in smoke--some of his allies say President Gore would jettison a few of his promises. "Everyone understands that what is said in the heat of a campaign isn't fully binding," the frustrated adviser says. "Once you're in office, you reassess and get things done...
...economy craters and the surpluses go up in smoke - some of his allies say President Gore would jettison a few of his promises. "Everyone understands that what is said in the heat of a campaign isn't fully binding," the frustrated adviser says. "Once you're in office, you reassess and get things done...
...precedent for how Gore might reassess in a downturn can be found in the early days of Clinton's first term. In the 1992 campaign, Clinton and Gore promised $200 billion of "investment" spending to stimulate the economy, retrain workers and promote high technology; they ignored the growing deficit. But after Election Day, it grew even larger. Gore teamed with economic adviser Robert Rubin to talk a reluctant Clinton into abandoning his "investments" - and a middle-class tax cut - to focus on deficit reduction. The move helped reduce interest rates and turn the recovery into a boom. "Al showed...
...Friday, in an auditorium filled with Georgetown University students, President Clinton made stalling for time sound like a reasonable political decision. For the moment, he announced, the United States will not proceed with its planned National Missile Defense system. The next President, who will have to reassess the plan?s various diplomatic and technical glitches, will make any decision to shift out of neutral. The $60 billion defense project was to be completed in 2006, but this delay could easily push that date back a year...
...cities by 2005 - an assessment that has been pooh-poohed by many inside the administration and intelligence community, as well as European NATO members, China and Russia. Clinton may be given more wiggle room on the politically popular program next week when the nation's intelligence agencies meet to reassess North Korea's capability, as well as the expected fallout if the U.S. goes ahead...