Word: gore
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...handful of Senators were on the floor Wednesday when majority leader George Mitchell asked if there were any objections to a compromise worked out behind closed doors by Republican and Democratic leaders anxious to finish one last piece of legislation. No one said a word. So Vice President Al Gore, presiding, declared that "the Brady bill has been passed" -- theoretically by "unanimous consent" of the three remaining Senators. Bill Clinton hailed the move as a "wonderful Thanksgiving present...
...being delayed by the absence of any veto threat; Congress is moving cautiously because it knows that almost anything it passes will become law. In the beginning, Clinton's economic-stimulus plan was killed by a Republican filibuster; deficit reduction passed only after a tie in the Senate that Gore had to break...
...Gore has addressed the issue of reinventing politics before, said Caputo, who heard him speak on the topic last summer. Gore will speak on the same issue on December 7 in Philadelphia, according to a White House media advisory...
...plans for a gathering with Gore after the speech have been made due to his hectic schedule, Toohey said...
Dunster House Master Karel F. Liem said he andthe house's student committee will discuss plansto hold a ceremony in honor of Gore, a formerresident of the house...