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This is not the first time the International Mission Board has chosen to use another religion's holy time to begin an aggressive campaign such as this. They proudly admit in a news release that "Two guides previously have been published for Muslim and Jewish religious festivals. A fourth prayer guide focusing on Buddhism is planned." This type of offensive behavior, justified by the Baptists using accounts of Hindu-Christian violence in India, simply defies all basic standards of respect for other people's beliefs...
...polling booths even for one of their own, at least if you take it from the lack of support for MIT student Erik Snowberg's candidacy. Snowberg finished 14th in the pool of 24 candidates, a sign that students still have little interest in Cambridge politics. However, Snowberg's campaign doesn't prove that student representation is a hopeless cause--his 429 votes show potential for future student-led campaigns for local office...
When The Times was scheduled to run Berke's story saying President Clinton thought Gore's campaign needed improvement--attributed to anonymous sources--Berke called the White House to let them know about the piece in advance. He told the official he spoke with that if the President was concerned about the story, he should call The Times...
...ensuing conversation, President Clinton confirmed much of Berke's information--and told the reporter that he felt Gore had already begun to improve his campaign strategy...
Except for his name and party affiliation, Al Gore has now changed just about everything a struggling candidate can change: clothes, consultants, message, manner. But his campaign theme song--the cheesy tune that blares at every Gore 2000 event--still needs work. He started with Shania Twain's Rock This Country, but it only reminded people that the country isn't rocking for him. Since shelving Shania, Gore has used the soul anthem Love Train--a call to unity that rings hollow with Democrats still divided about the nomination. But there's hope. At the New Hampshire "town hall" forum...