Word: bushed
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...with communications aides, speech writers and press secretaries, image consultants, policy experts and Secret Service agents -- that it seemed a deliberate effort to taunt his Democratic rivals, a dare to take him on. In his speech, he ignored them completely, choosing instead to tangle with Texas Gov. George W. Bush, upon whom Republican hopes for victory in 2000 have quickly come to rest. Without mentioning him by name, Gore derided Bush as a cheap convert to centrist politics, dismissing Bush's brand of "compassionate conservatism" as empty sloganeering. "Compassion is more than a pretty word," Gore monotoned...
However, with popular governor and fellow Texan George W. Bush an early favorite for the 2000 Republican nomination, Hutchison may have to wait her turn...
...trying to get a head start -- or at least a heads up -- on the 2000 Presidential election: George W. Bush or the State of Israel? As the Texas governor and potential Presidential candidate flew over the occupied West Bank Tuesday in a personally guided tour led by hard-line Israeli Foreign Minister Ariel Sharon, the answer appeared to be both...
With three other U.S. governors, Bush is on a visit to Israel organized with the help of the National Jewish Coalition, a Republican group. But the Israelis are especially interested in finding out who the younger Bush really is. "They didn't like his father much, " says Time Jerusalem Bureau Chief Lisa Beyer,"because President Bush was famous for taking on the Shamir government over settlement policy." The Israelis hope the younger Bush will develop a more Israeli-friendly attitude from his visit. For his part, the Texas Governor is happy just to get a good photo op -- you never...
...I.N.C. leaders have long ties to the U.S. In the 1970s, the U.S. financed a Kurdish revolt to destabilize Iraq, which was menacing Iran. Thousands of Kurds paid with their life when the U.S. dropped the plan after the Shah of Iran made peace with Baghdad. In 1991, President Bush called on Iraqis to revolt, but when they did, U.S. troops stood by as Saddam crushed the uprising by slaughtering thousands more...