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NEWS ABOUT: Election 2000

Election 2000 stories: 13 news summaries
INTERVIEW

 Forget GOP, 
 Full Speed 
 Ahead on Health 
 Reform: Clinton 

It's OK Obama's 'jamming a lot of change down the system'

Sep 8, 09 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton has a hopeful exhortation for Congressional Democrats trying to push through health care reform. “The president's doing the right thing. It is both morally and politically right,” Clinton tells Esquire. “I wouldn't even worry about the Republicans,” who are just “sitting around... More »

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Barack Obama • Al Gore • Bill Clinton • Republican Party • health care reform • Election 2000 • interview • former presidents • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton told an audience of Nigerians yesterday that while their country's democracy is deeply flawed, the Florida presidential race recount shows America's isn't perfect either, the Guardian reports. "Our democracy is still evolving," Clinton said. "We had some problems in some of our presidential elections. In... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Nigeria • democracy • Jeb Bush • Election 2000 • Florida voting • George W. Bush

ANALYSIS

How McCain Became a Senate Power

After 2000 defeat, he remade himself as
master dealmaker

Jul 21, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prior to his 2000 bid for the White House, John McCain spent more time mocking his fellow senators than compromising with them. But after his defeat, the Arizona legislator returned to the Senate with a softened demeanor and got down to the business of legislation. The New York Times looks... More »

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John McCain • Senate • Dick Durbin • Election 2000 • compromise • triangulation

ANALYSIS

Bush and McCain: A Rocky Road, With Switchbacks

The two men have hated, helped each other

Jul 17, 08 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - When George Bush denied involvement in infamous smears that ended John McCain's 2000 presidential bid, the feisty senator barked, “Don’t give me that shit. And take your hands off me.” But just 4 years later he gave the somber president a pre-debate pep talk: “You’re... More »

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John McCain • presidential debate • flip flop • Election 2000 • negative campaigning • George W. Bush

What Early July Says About Early November

Independence Day poll numbers send mixed signals for 2008 race

Jul 4, 08 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama currently leads John McCain 47% to 43%, but does that mean anything this early? Yes and no. Early July Gallup polls have correctly predicted the eventual popular vote winner in 10 of the last 15 elections, but they missed the mark in four of the last five. Politico... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • history • Election 2000 • Election 2008 • Gallup poll • Election 2004 • opinion polls

OPINION

 Bush v. Gore's Lessons for 2008 

2000 election mess colors Obama-Clinton contest

May 26, 08 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Memorial Day dates from the Civil War, but this week, thanks to HBO’s Recount, a different internecine conflict will be in the air: the 2000 election. The generally factual portrayal of the Florida snafu gets Hendrik Hertzberg of the New Yorker thinking about another hairsplitting debate over vote... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic presidential primaries • Election 2000 • Michigan primary • Florida primary • George W. Bush • power grab • Bush vs. Gore

TV REVIEW

 HBO's Recount 
 Scathing But Fair 

Film doesn't 'play it safe' politically

May 23, 08 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Recount," HBO’s “first-rate” docudrama about the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election, takes the bold step of showing the harsh truth of the story, instead of “playing it safe,” writes Gary Kamiya for Salon. Leading players on both sides approved the script—surprising, Kamiya... More »

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television • Al Gore • film • HBO • Election 2000 • George W. Bush

McCain Denies Lobbyist Scandal, Attacks Times

Candidate slams article, 'smear campaign'

Feb 21, 08 7:26 AM CST
(Newser) - John McCain’s camp came out swinging at the New York Times last night, calling a “hit and run smear campaign” a report alleging that the senator had been involved in an improper and possibly romantic relationship with lobbyist Vicki Iseman eight years ago. “The New York Times... More »

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ethics • John McCain • telecom industry • lobbyists • Election 2000 • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Vicki Iseman

Bush Rallies Base for McCain...

...Without actually mentioning his
former nemesis by name

Feb 8, 08 9:38 AM CST
(Newser) - George W. Bush never mentioned John McCain by name this morning, but he nonetheless sought to give the presumptive GOP nominee a boost among the party's conservative base, the Washington Post reports. "Soon, we will have a nominee who will carry a conservative banner into this election and beyond,... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • tax cuts • Election 2000 • endorsement • Election 2008 • George W. Bush

NH Turnout Shatters Records

Warm weather, tight races draw new voters by the thousands

Jan 8, 08 7:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Unseasonably fair weather and a crowded, competitive field of both Republicans and Democrats drew a record number of voters to the polls in New Hampshire yesterday, the AP reports. With 88% of ballots counted, some 453,000 people had voted, besting the previous record of 396,385 votes cast in... More »

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Election 2000 • New Hampshire primary • Election 2008

Gore Blasts Climate Inaction in Nobel Speech

Laureate singles out US, China as
biggest offenders

Dec 10, 07 12:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Al Gore collected his Nobel Peace Prize today in Oslo and blasted the US and China for blaming each other rather than addressing climate change. "Both countries should stop using each other's behavior as an excuse for stalemate," he said. Gore also called his 2000 presidential defeat a... More »

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China • climate change • Al Gore • global warming • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change • Nobel Peace Prize • Election 2000

Bush Invites Gore, Nobel Winner

Political opponents never reconciled after bitter 2000 election

Nov 17, 07 6:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Bush recently invited US Nobel laureates to their annual White House photo op, but he personally called Peace Prize winner and bitter presidential loser Al Gore—and moved the event to November 26 to accommodate Gore's schedule. “It’s unusual, that’s for sure,” said one Gore advisor.... More »

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climate change • Al Gore • global warming • Nobel Prize • Election 2000 • George W. Bush

Lights,
Camera,
Chads!

Set your TiVo
for Gore v. Bush,
the HBO movie

Nov 7, 07 5:22 PM CST
(Newser) - If you enjoyed the disputed 2000 election in real life, you get to experience it all over again by watching Recount, an HBO movie that will tell the story of intrigue among the butterfly ballots and hanging chads. The movie is now being filmed in Tallahassee, though some insiders sniff... More »

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HBO • accident • Election 2000 • Recount • Laura Dern • Katherine Harris

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