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Four years ago, only 23 percent of voters said they did not plan to watch any of the GOP convention, while 21 percent said they did not plan to watch the Democratic convention...
Lynne Cheney is a very conservative woman - perhaps even more conservative than her husband, who's hardly the poster boy for moderate Republicans. And as Dick Cheney's appointment to the No. 2 spot on the GOP ticket starts to sink in, there's a growing realization - among Republicans and Democrats alike - that Lynne's penchant for right-wing ideology could be a major factor in the campaign...
...triathlon while he's in office. But he really should be able to fulfill another, less challenging job requirement: He should be able to stay alive. And while Cheney is hardly lingering on death's door - doctors assure us he's not even in death's neighborhood - the GOP's decision to present a 59-year-old with serious cardiac health issues as the best candidate to play back-up to a younger, fitter presidential candidate is raising eyebrows in the medical community...
With that in mind, city officials in Philadelphia, where the GOP convention runs from July 31 to August 4, and Los Angeles, where the Democrats are holding court August 14-17, are hoping to minimize any unwelcome distractions...
...doesn't like that idea - it's too personal. He doesn't care which of the many faces of Gore gets elected, as long as one of them does. The danger for him now is that he'll have too long to think: more than a week until the GOP lovefest lets out, more than two until Los Angeles. That's his window, and he'll be tempted to jump in as soon as he can. But with the Bush announcement more of a thud than a bang, Gore can also take his time, wait until the week before...