Word: gephardts
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...this was no ordinary dinner, no ordinary time. The date was Jan. 24, 1998, three days after an atom bomb named Monica was dropped on the capital. The hosts were Al and Tipper Gore; House Democratic leader Dick Gephardt and his wife Jane were their guests. Washington was radioactive--the press was on a round-the-clock Clinton death watch--and there was private tension as well. A month before, Gephardt had delivered a scathing speech at Harvard, attacking Democrats who practice "the politics of small ideas" and replace compassion with "momentary calculation." Everyone knew whom he was talking about...
...Gore and Gephardt had been rivals at least since their brutal sparring as also-rans in the 1988 presidential primaries and probably since the day in 1977 when they arrived in Congress as the smartest boys in a class in which all the members considered themselves most likely to succeed. Now, in challenging Gore for the 2000 nomination, Gephardt was prepared to wage nothing less than a struggle for their party's soul. All of which might have given the two plenty to talk about at dinner, except they didn't talk about any of it. Gore never brought...
That's what he thought at the time. But a year later, Gore and Gephardt are on the verge of becoming the closest of allies, linking their destinies in a pact of mutually assured ambition. This week, as Gore's team quietly installs the phones and sets up desks in his new presidential-campaign headquarters, nine blocks from the White House, Gephardt is expected to make a splashy announcement about his own bid--for Speaker of the House. All indications are that having set aside the dream of becoming President, the 58-year-old Congressman from St. Louis, Mo., will...
...Democratic side, the field is decidedly less interesting. President Clinton's heir apparent, Al Gore '69, is practically unopposed. Minority leader Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo.), who would have presented perhaps Gore's greatest challenge, announced Wednesday he would not run. Sens. Paul Wellstone of Minnesota and Bob Kerrey of Nebraska have announced that they will not seek the nomination. Only one Democrat--former senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey--has indicated he will run. Though Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts and Jesse Jackson have hinted they may run, the time for viable candidates to enter the race...
House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt announced Wednesday that he will not seek the Democratic nomination for president. Some observers speculate that the GOP's insistence on a Senate trial is making Gore look too strong to challenge...