Gore and Bush Brace for Eight Month Campaign
In Tallahassee Gore and Bush enter the long run to November with Gore thanking union volunteers at the AFL-CIO convention in Philadelphia and vowing relentless effort. Gore noted Bush’s attacks and said there will be no let-up as the race for the presidency continues.
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Bush eyes Powell as potential running mate amid primaries
In a primaries roundup, John McCain ties Bush to conservative evangelists. Gore backs abortion rights and tighter gun laws, saying Bush shares Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell views. Gore emails Bush to urge restraint on ads funded by unregulated contributions. Bush notes Powell could signal attracting top minds in America.
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Consumers lift US trade deficit to record 338.9 billion
U.S. residents bought more foreign goods driving the current account deficit up 53.7 percent to a record 338.9 billion dollars. The Commerce Department said 1999 saw a wider goods deficit as Americans purchased TVs cars and other imports while investment earnings also widened.
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McCain mulls PAC for 2004 campaigns and future bid
Advisers to Senator John McCain plan to form a political action committee to back candidates this year and prepare for another White House bid. McCain is not endorsing Bush or seeking the vice presidency. The PAC would accept regulated hard money donations as part of a broader strategy to influence the 2004 race and future politics.
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Core voters turn out to help front-runners
Exit polls show Bush voters were mostly Protestant evangelicals, white and over 50, with strong support in Southern primaries and states like Utah and Colorado. Gore supporters skewed toward women, black, Catholic and middle-aged, with mixed enthusiasm for the November race.
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