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...Credibility" comes down to who can deliver the goods. Bush says that as chief executive of the nation's third most populous state, he is "a reformer with results." Gore boasts that his record on Capitol Hill and as second-in-command of an administration that has presided over a record economic boom makes him the man for the job. "It's natural for candidates to spar over their records," notes TIME political writer Eric Pooley. "But despite what Bush says about what he's done in Texas, Gore clearly has the more impressive record in government...
...point that any combination of his proposed initiatives would be impossible to fund. Bush's credibility attacks against Gore, meanwhile, focus on character, suggesting that Gore doesn't have the moral fiber to see his centrist agenda through. Bush likes to focus on the veep's campaign finance record, particularly the Buddhist temple fund-raiser, as a way of putting Gore's overall credibility in doubt. The race seems to have shifted from which candidate we can believe to which one we can doubt the least...
While improvements in education and high standards are certainly important and worthwhile goals, MCAS will have an unconscionable consequence. If last year's results are any indication, a significant percentage of high school students across the state will not be allowed to receive diplomas, regardless of their record in high school. Last year, 40 percent of students failed the math section of the test and 13 percent failed the English section...
...captured the national title last month with a jump of 1.94 meters, 0.07 meters higher than the runner-up, Perdue's Carrie Long. In February, Gyorffy led the Crimson to its first Heptagonal Championship in a decade, tying an NCAA indoor record with a jump of 1.97 meters...
...fashion typical of the year she has had, Gyorffy went above and beyond what was needed. Her NCAA record-tying 1.97 leap virtually assured her of a spot on the team. Subsequent exchanges with the coaching staff in Hungary confirmed the news, and Gyorffy was ecstatic...