Word: annelies
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...face-to-face confrontation with George W. Bush next week, nothing has been more sobering than the account of the last person who made the mistake of underestimating Bush's talents as a debater. Back when he was running for Texas Governor in 1994, the sharp and salty incumbent, Ann Richards, thought she had scored a knockout in their only debate. Her giddy campaign staff, keeping score in the audience of a Dallas hotel ballroom, figured she had made 10 good points to his every one. "I thought I'd kicked his [rhymes with crabgrass]. Everyone around me thought...
...ability to stay focused on his message and shrug off an opponent's barbs. But when he needed to, they say, Bush has shown himself capable of going on the attack. "Which George Bush is going to show up--the one who stayed on the high road with Ann Richards or the one who was really low road with John McCain?" says strategist Paul Begala, who is playing Bush in Gore's practice sessions. "I don't have a good guide, because you know what? He won each...
...sports and religion. They just want to know, 'Whom do we root for?'" Besides, local elections usually mean more to children than national ones. Tulis' daughter Elizabeth, for instance, now a college senior, was thrilled when Dad took her out of elementary school to join then Texas Governor Ann Richards' triumphant inaugural march...
...likely to be clouded by an individual's personality and biases. It would be reassuring to know that when God speaks to our politicians, they are indeed hearing the real word of a benevolent, omnipotent spirit and not merely invoking God as a propaganda tool. ROBERT L. JOYNT Ann Arbor, Mich...
Tuesday Al Gore came to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for a youth forum with MTV and TIME. While the veep has taken to dressing down, he didn't totally go Joe College. Instead he looked like a dad who'd shown up early for Parent's Weekend, dressed in khakis, a green button down and tie-up shoes (but sans Palm Pilot...