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This system has several distint consequences. First, policy differences between parties are emphasized, while issues of leaders' personal character and charisma are subordinated. The result is a plethora of political parties whose positions range the political spectrum. Contrast this to the United States, where Vice President Al Gore '69 and Texas Gov. George W. Bush had to strain and sweat during the debates to find policy differences to distinguish between them...
...There was such a contrast between the two [on labor issues]," said an angry John Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO. Kate Michelman, president of the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, said Nader "cavalierly dismissed the threat to women's rights as the result of a George W. Bush election. Ralph Nader is no friend of American women...
This year's result, by contrast, is a mess because Presidents and democratic principles count for more. If his narrow lead holds up in Florida, George W. Bush will have such a thin majority in the Electoral College that Gore's nationwide popular-vote lead of more than 200,000 will seem the more decisive verdict. The dubious integrity of Florida's ballot tabulations will only add to the aura of illegitimacy...
...initial words more than backs him up. Guru has collaborated with some phenomenal and diverse artists in order to create this fusion of hip-hop and other genres. Erykah Badu's soulful voice laughs and dances around Guru's rap in the jazzy song "Plenty." In contrast, "Lift Your Fist" with the Roots is Philly hip-hop with an attitude. All in all, you will find yourself nodding your head, swaying your hips and throwing up your arms to the chill beats and sweet voices in Streetsoul. No surprise the man calls himself Guru. A- -Nicole A. Raspa...
...Shakespeares least likable comic character. Margo's relentless, efficient, emotionless portrait of the man who must break Kate's independent spirit focuses more upon the social necessity of curbing the Shrew's temperament and less upon the subsequent sexual conquest of her unwilling body. While this occasionally stands in contrast with the other themes brought out in the production, it is also one of its most successful elements...