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Article last updated: Sunday, August 20, 2000 12:38 AM MST Supporters rally to glimpse Bush By James A. Rosenthal Sun-News MESILLA -- Anthony Hernandez, a financial planner who was raised in Las Cruces, and Joe Medina, a social studies teacher from La Mesa, don't know each other. But as they and their families drifted out of Mesilla Plaza after Saturday's Bush campaign rally, they shared similar thoughts. Both fathers said it was important for their children to witness an historic event . With his 6-year-old daughter Adriana by his side, Hernandez, who lives in Albuquerque, explained that he and she ...

Article last updated: Sunday, August 20, 2000 12:38 AM MST NAFTA, military concerns among Bush priorities By Steve RamirezSun-News MESILLA -- Two issues of particular interest to southern New Mexico, the North American Free Trade Agreement and military research, development and testing, are among some of the priorities Texas Gov. George W. Bush said he will have if he is elected president. Bush's comments came during a round-table discussion with representatives of three newspapers after he spoke at a campaign rally on the Mesilla Plaza. Bush and vice presidential running mate Dick Cheney are the Republican Party nominees for the ...

Article last updated: Sunday, August 20, 2000 12:37 AM MST 3,500 turn out for Bush-Cheney rally By Jack King Sun-News MESILLA -- Republican Party volunteers estimated the crowd at Saturday's Mesilla Plaza rally for George W. Bush at 3,500, said Michael Kozeliski, executive director of New Mexico Victory 2000, which sponsored the event. Victory 2000 is a national Republican organization, with state chapters, aimed at electing Republicans to offices at all levels, Kozeliski said. The event was budgeted at $20,000 and all of the money came from donations, he added. Kozeliski, a former student body president at New Mexico State ...

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Governor Abandons Public Funding By WILSON RING Associated Press Writer MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Gov. Howard Dean on Friday abandoned public funding for his re-election campaign, saying he couldn't take the chance he would be outspent 4-1 by his Republican opponent. Publicly financed campaigns were part of strict campaign finance reform legislation championed by Dean, who signed it into law in 1997. Much of the law was overturned last week by a federal judge. Dean, a Democrat, said he would spend as much money as it takes to counter what he called the ``fear-mongering'' campaign of likely opponent Ruth Dwyer. ...

Saturday August 19 3:21 PM ET Bush Widens Battleground with First Ad Blitz Bush Widens Battleground with First Ad Blitz Reuters Photo By Randall MikkelsenMESILLA, N.M. (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush (news - web sites) on Saturday unveiled his first television ad campaign of the general election, a multimillion dollar blitz that will be broadcast in 21 battleground states to advertise his proposals to improve public schools.The ad campaign is Bush's largest ever, and takes on Democratic candidate Al Gore (news - web sites) in Democratic strongholds like West Virginia, where the Bush campaign thinks the vice ...

Bush issues mini-proposals on education08/19/2000Associated PressDALLAS - Aiming to blunt Al Gore's convention bounce, Republican George W. Bush is releasing bite-sized education proposals to contrast the candidates' priorities - and to answer Democratic criticism of the Texas governor's grasp of public policy. Bush, who campaigned Friday in Tennessee, Gore's home state, drew cheers from supporters Saturday when he predicted he would carry the state in the November presidential election. "I'm counting on you to make sure this base is secure as we travel around the country," Bush told a crowd of more than 9,000 at Southern Methodist University's Moody Coliseum. ...

Article last updated: Friday, August 18, 2000 11:49 PM MST Rally organizer knows what means to be busy By Steve RamirezSun-News MESILLA -- There was a time in former Las Crucen Michael Kozeliski's life when he knew he was registered to vote, but wasn't aware that he was a Republican. "My mom and grandma signed me up," said Kozeliski, a former New Mexico State University student body president. "I knew I could vote, but there was no way I could've told you what (political party) I was registered." But Kozeliski now not only knows what party he belongs to, he ...

AUGUST 19, 03:35 EDT Bush Issues Education Plans By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press Writer Bush and CheneyAP/Eric Draper [21K] DALLAS (AP) — Aiming to blunt Al Gore's convention bounce, George W. Bush is releasing bite-sized education proposals to contrast the candidates' priorities — and to answer Democratic criticism of the Texas governor's grasp of public policy. ``My opponent said his first legislative proposal would be for campaign funding reform, and that's fine, although he's a little short on credibility on the issue,'' Bush said Friday in Memphis, Tenn., with a nod toward fund-raising charges that continue to dog Gore. ...

By Jim Weber Young enthusiasts cheer the arrival of Texas Gov. George W. Bush at the Brother Industries plant in Bartlett early Friday afternoon. "We far exceeded our expectation of around 2,000," said David Kustoff, Bush's Tennessee campaign chairman. Bush gets warm welcome from steamy thousands By Cindy Wolff The Commercial Appeal Their clothes were soaked with sweat, their faces flush, and body temperatures were climbing, and that was before they heard any campaign speeches. A sea of Republicans sweated and waited in hot, humid Bartlett for their turn to pour through a single double door that led to ...

Bush boldly trods Gore turf in Bartlett foray today By James W. Brosnan The Commercial Appeal Washington Bureau Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush and running mate Dick Cheney return to the campaign trail today with an in-your-face move in Vice President Gore's home state. Bush campaign strategists said the 11 a.m. rally at Brother Industries in Bartlett today is intended to make the point that while Bush is very popular in Texas, Gore is having to fight for Tennessee, with two recent polls showing him holding leads of only 5 to 7 percentage points. Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Chip ...

Portrait of America http://www.portraitofamerica.com August 15, 2000 Presidential Tracking Poll In the race for the White House, George Bush leads Gore in the popular vote 45.2% to 36.3%. Ralph Nader has 3.7%, Pat Buchanan has 1.7%, Harry Browne .9%, and Howard Phillips .2%. These results from a nightly Portrait of America Presidential Tracking Poll reflect interviews conducted August 12, 13, and 14. Favorable/unfavorable ratings for Bush and Gore can be found in questions at the bottom of this story. Public perceptions of their ideology can be found there as well. Portrait of America has data available on the initial ...

Portrait of America http://www.portraitofamerica.com August 14, 2000 Presidential Tracking Poll In the race for the White House, George Bush leads Gore in the popular vote 44.4% to 36.2%. Ralph Nader has 3.9%, Pat Buchanan has 1.7%, Harry Browne .8%, and Howard Phillips .3%. These results from a nightly Portrait of America Presidential Tracking Poll reflect interviews conducted August 10, 12, and 13. Favorable/unfavorable ratings for Bush and Gore can be found in questions at the bottom of this story. Public perceptions of their ideology can be found there as well. Portrait of America has data available on the initial ...

Local News   Sunday, August 13, 2000, 12:00 a.m. Pacific Fires aren't Clinton's fault but bad policy is, Bush says by David Postman and Dionne Searcey Seattle Times staff reporters EVERETT - Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush yesterday blamed nature for the wildfires raging throughout the West but used the forested backdrop of the Pacific Northwest to criticize Clinton administration land policies for creating a flammable situation on public lands. And with an aircraft carrier as a backdrop, he used the military credentials of former rival John McCain to mute skepticism that his own service in the National ...

Saturday August 12 9:33 PM ET Small Protests Crackle As La Battens Down By Andrew Quinn LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Animal rights activists dressed in pig costumes got the Democratic Convention protests off to a smelly start on Saturday, declaring ``meat stinks'' by dumping four tons of manure at a downtown Los Angeles hotel where many delegates are staying. The protest at the Wilshire Grand Hotel by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) was one of a smattering of small demonstrations to take place on Saturday in the city, where police are battening down for much larger rallies ...

Saturday August 12 3:22 PM ET Gore Still Looking for Winning Message By Alan Elsner, Political CorrespondentWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In 24 years as a congressman, senator and vice president, Al Gore has established himself as one of the brainiest, best-prepared, best-informed politicians the country has seen -- but he has yet to excite the enthusiasm or win the trust of most voters.Gore, 52, was born to politics. Growing up in Washington, D.C., as the son of a senator, he has lived and breathed politics for most of his life. But the basics of politics still seem to elude him much ...

Friday August 11 9:26 PM ET Bush Still Has Big Lead on Convention Eve By Alan Elsner, Political CorrespondentLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Delegates and protesters streamed to a nervous Los Angeles on Friday for next week's Democratic National Convention, as two new polls showed Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush leading Vice President Al Gore by double digits.A CBS poll of registered voters showed the choice of Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman as his vice presidential running mate had given Gore a five-point bounce -- but he still trailed the Texas governor by 48-38 percent.A CNN-Gallup poll of likely voters showed ...

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCERhttp://seattlep-i.nwsource.com/national/bush122.shtml Bush in Seattle 'to compete' GOP candidate calls on Gore to repudiate Clinton's conduct Saturday, August 12, 2000By JOEL CONNELLYSEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT Texas Gov. George W. Bush, campaigning in Portland and Seattle yesterday, called on Vice President Al Gore to repudiate conduct by President Clinton that "embarrassed the nation" while arguing that environmental pollution in Texas is not a national embarrassment. As he touched down at Boeing Field last night, the Republican presidential candidate was making his sixth trip into a state that twice voted for Clinton and was virtually abandoned by the GOP four years ...

Local News   Saturday, August 12, 2000, 12:00 a.m. Pacific Bush courts independents as he and McCain campaign here by David Postman Seattle Times Olympia bureau Texas Gov. George W. Bush arrived in Washington last night on the latest stop in a four-state appeal to the West's independent voters, hoping that a little of the air of the insurgent will rub off from having John McCain at his side. It's a campaign swing that began three days ago on a train in Oxnard, Calif. Along the way, Bush spoke to crowds in Spanish, received offerings of locally grown broccoli ...

Private Bush reception sold out at $10,000 a head 2000-08-11 ``W'' EASTSIDE: Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush will be here this afternoon, doing a fund-raiser at Linda Nordstrom's Medina home. As popular as the polls say ``W.'' has become, this one is not for the faint of pocketbook. The price tag for the private reception is $10,000 per person. For others coming later, it is $1,000. There are about 130 people in all attending this posh event and they're sold out at the $10,000 level as of this writing. Bush is here specifically trying to help the state Republican ...