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...chance of surviving. But through a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and drugs, he managed to beat the disease. He had been a promising rider, an amazing one for an American but not a real threat to the great Europeans. His main role, with his beer-drinking Texan bluntness, was to make the European stars look even more ridiculously European...
...with three past heart attacks and a profile that's somehow more chief of staff than veep. Cheney changed his residency back to Wyoming from Texas to make himself officially available (that pesky 12th Amendment), but his selection would definitely signal a very old-school, very tight-knit, very Texan administration. But that may be the kind of show Bush wants...
...lower expectations. They are wise to do so - this is a crowd that goes overwhelmingly Democrat (Dole got 14 percent of the black vote, and Bush's dad did even worse), and will doubtless give Al Gore's Jesse Jackson impression Wednesday a much friendlier response. But the Texan seemed to have gotten credit for showing up and owning up to the GOP's very white track record...
...holy grail for presidential candidates in '90s - Democrats have been working hard throughout the decade to register and get out the Latino vote, regarding its as a core constituency that can keep the presidency in their hands for some time to come, while Governor Bush's popularity among Texan Latino voters was one of his earliest selling points among GOP leaders. Vieques' coming hard on the heels of Elian may giving the vice president something of a sleepless springtime...
...spar over their records," notes TIME political writer Eric Pooley. "But despite what Bush says about what he's done in Texas, Gore clearly has the more impressive record in government. So don't be surprised when we see Bush turn to the insider-outsider thing," with the Texan saying he'll be able to bring true reform and fresh perspectives to the White House...