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...even as he toiled unsuccessfully in West Texas oilfields, he could not escape the political heritage of his family. In 1988, with his father in the midst of a presidential race, Bush returned to the political stage and was devastated by his father's defeat four years later...
With this first political defeat, Bush returned to his oil company. But the early 1980s marked a rough time for Bush's company, as declining oil prices drove down profits and forced him to merge his company with the Spectrum 7, a competitor...
Gore, 52, had reportedly been so embroiled in the past five weeks of legal wrangling that he had never spoken--out loud, at least--about where his life might turn in case of defeat. Aboard Air Force Two in September, the one-time newspaper reporter mused about possibly being "a writer of some kind...
Northeastern forward Kathleen Savino scored the game-winning goal midway through the third period as the Huskies (10-2, 7-1 ECAC) went on to defeat Princeton (4-6-2, 2-6-2) for the second time this year...
...lawyers tried everything. They blessed the canvassing boards that found many Gore votes and sued the ones that found few. They charmed the Florida Supreme Court into delaying certification and conjuring a protest phase, then argued when they lost it that it had meant nothing. De novo. With every defeat, start fresh and never mind the ironies. That's the rule...