Word: record
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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...
...this. He was saying elections are always about the future, and that this election was not a reward for past performance. Pretty much everyone in the White House thinks this is so nutty it must be personal, not tactical: Gore just can't stand to run on Clinton's record because the blood between them is so bad. But Gore's polling shows that even people who think the economy is great are slow to give the government, much less the vice president, any credit for it. Besides, in a race where authenticity is at a premium, the populism...
...Fast forward to 1999, when Gore set out to become "his own man" and staked his claim to the presidency not on the past and the record and the best economy in human history but on the future and his promise to be the crusading hall monitor against price-gouging drug companies, corporate polluters and fat-cat campaign contributors. He took his highly stylized brand for a test drive during the primaries, turning back Bradley's ambush by repeating over and over, "I will fight...
Given the record, it seems that a decision was made to deemphasize...
...standard for piano trios as well as other chamber ensembles. The group has performed at all the world's major music centers from New York to London to Vienna, as well as some of the most prestigious music festivals including Tanglewood, Aspen and Ravinia. In addition, their recordings have won awards and honors including the Gramophone Record of the Year, three Grand Prix du Disques and a Grammy nomination...