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...issue, but if he makes abortion a litmus test for his veep, why not his Justices? If Bush does as expected and ditches Tom Ridge (or George Pataki) next week for a pro-life running mate, Gore may find that a potent weapon has fallen right into his lap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gore Pulls Even in the Polls. Did Bradley Do It? | 7/18/2000 | See Source »

...LAP DOG OR ATTACK DOG? One of the roles of the Veep is to be the top dog's attack dog. Gore's so good at it that he doesn't need one as badly as most nominees. Still, he wants a fighter BEST: Dick Gephardt WORST: Bill Cohen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: In This Episode of Survivor... | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

...lift you out of whatever blues you may happen to be in. And this album does have its moments, including the heartfelt, world-weary Worried Life Blues. It's a shame that some of the other performances aren't a bit grittier. Many of the songs sound like victory-lap music, the polite, tuxedoed stuff you play at the Kennedy Center after accepting a lifetime-achievement award. King and Clapton are too good, too vital to be enshrined just yet. Let's hope they team up again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Riding With The King | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

...worry as pride, "is a phenomenon." By now, Fox is busy flashing the V sign to passing cars, while at the same time combing confetti out of his brown hair and swigging orange Gatorade. Something has to give, and it's the Gatorade, which Fox sloshes all over his lap. He resigns himself to the wet mess and goes back to showing the V to a line of people waiting in the rain for a bus, as if his political life depends on every minute, every vote. And it does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Bionic Candidate | 7/3/2000 | See Source »

...prescribed. One day my husband gently asked me if there was a reason I had hung up the phone in the sink. It was funny and a little scary, but what I didn't share with him was that while on the phone with our Chihuahua on my lap, I had tried to hang up the dog. Now I'm much better. I faced the fear and got help. DARLYNE TRAUM STROHMENGER West Seneca...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 3, 2000 | 7/3/2000 | See Source »

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