[Winning his party's nomination in 2000 will be considerably easier for Gore if he can lock up the African-American vote, read more

[Winning his party's nomination in 2000 will be considerably easier for Gore if he can lock up the African-American vote, which accounts for as much as a quarter of the Democratic-primary total. So he is courting the party's most loyal voters at every opportunity. At a time when there is little federal money to spread around, Gore has championed the Administration's empowerment-zone program, which pours millions of dollars into depressed areas like inner Detroit. During the fall campaign, he visited black churches on Sundays with a rousing sermon that an aide described as] very un-Al Gore, ... The Vice President will not have any problem connecting with ethnic minorities.

Basketball was my favorite. Probably because I was better at it. It came more naturally for me than the other read more

Basketball was my favorite. Probably because I was better at it. It came more naturally for me than the other sports.

The actions of one individual have made many people's lives very difficult, in particular the children who were supposed to read more

The actions of one individual have made many people's lives very difficult, in particular the children who were supposed to be moving in to new schools.

I am ready with my candies and my rockets and praying to Allah that Sharon dies. We have prepared a read more

I am ready with my candies and my rockets and praying to Allah that Sharon dies. We have prepared a celebratory barrage of rockets ready to fire into Israel on the occasion of the death of our enemy.

Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and read more

Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and loose timbers to protect a house against flood. Writers are vulnerable creatures like anyone else. For what do they have in reality? Not sandbags, not timbers. Just a flimsy reputation and a name.

They have literally stuck their hands into a hornets' nest. This is going to inflame a lot of scientists who read more

They have literally stuck their hands into a hornets' nest. This is going to inflame a lot of scientists who are very, very concerned and are far more knowledgeable in this area than the authors appear to be. This is not the last word definitely not.

Having that guy in the lineup makes a difference. He's going to scare some people. I was definitely surprised by read more

Having that guy in the lineup makes a difference. He's going to scare some people. I was definitely surprised by the double. He missed so much time and on his first at-bat ? boom! He's a special player.

For me, when I came to training camp, I turned the page. You worry about the guys who are here, read more

For me, when I came to training camp, I turned the page. You worry about the guys who are here, not the guys that aren't here.

A Dumont actor was considered to be too stilted - the way we Dumont actors used to speak.

A Dumont actor was considered to be too stilted - the way we Dumont actors used to speak.