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...middle of an exchange about abortion, the Supreme Court and how to read the constitution, Gore says that Bush uses "code words" like "strict contructionist" to mean that he will try to overturn Roe v. Wade with his judicial appointments. Bush has already said he does not have a litmus test for appointments...
...LEHRER (moderator): Is the vice president right? Is that a code word for overturning Roe v. Wade...
After men's track cycling medals are decided at the velodrome, the choice seems to fall between Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back in Town" or the Box Tops' "Cry Like a Baby." As the swimmers climb out of the pool after a flat-out 200 meters, Tommy Roe singing "Dizzy, my head is spinning" booms around the hall. And especially for the crowds coming out of events, meandering down the Olympic Boulevard looking for the quickest route to the buses, the tune of choice is the old Diana Ross hit "Do You Know Where You're Going...
Just as both sides should agree to agree on sex education, contraception and adoption, they must also learn better to agree to disagree on abortion policy. Whatever your conviction, the constitutional right to an abortion in the United States has been consistently upheld since the Roe v. Wade decision over a quarter-century ago. There have been fights about extremely late abortion procedures, about federal funding and about protesters, but the current court has made it clear that it will refuse to consider the basic right to an abortion as anything but fundamental...
...befitted an evening of heavyweight entertainment industry support for the Democrats, the musicians were introduced by a plethora of movie stars. Some, such as Michael Douglas, Jessica Lange and Harrison Ford, showed seasoned chops in blending introductions and political endorsements. Lange spoke to the need of women to protect Roe v. Wade; a downbeat Ford expressed his belief that Gore is committed to campaign finance reform, and that the exorbitant sums both parties raise could instead be channeled to the causes that really need and deserve such money...