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Harvard actually outscored Princeton in the second half, but was unable to fully close the gap...
...sell mediocre books, why not slumping candidates? In the dog days of his a__hole aside and the "subliminable" RATS ad, Bush swore he would switch to campaigning on issues. But that was a short-lived promise to silence critics worried about how quickly Gore had closed the charm gap. Last Wednesday Bush admitted he would be too busy this fall to reveal any details of his missile-defense system. He conceded earlier that he was having a hard time communicating the details of his tax cut. He has never dwelled for long in the arcana of health care...
...sure, Bush inherited a huge gap in Medicaid enrollment from his Democratic predecessor. When Bush took over in 1995, Medicaid officials failed to reach about 30 percent of eligible children, according to the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan Washington group. The percentage grew as Texas families, forced off cash assistance by new welfare laws, were not told that their children still qualified for Medicaid. Nevertheless, Bush put an emphasis on tax cuts rather than spending to expand eligibility and break down barriers to enrollment. Democrats contend that the governor showed his priorities when he opened...
...Seth and Jason LaBonte, both GSAS students and the current managing directors of the club, say that the organization's major goal is "bridging the gap" by opening a dialogue between the academic community, industry, and the public...
...last count, Lazio had more than $3 million more in available "hard" funds than Clinton (the only type of money the campaigns are permitted to use for ads), and her aides say they expect the gap to broaden over the remaining weeks. The disparity means Lazio can afford to push advertising campaigns without fearing equal retaliation from Clinton. And she faces other looming roadblocks. According to the New York Times, the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL) sounded a mutinous chord this weekend, suggesting that while they respected the intent of the agreement, they weren...