[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.

Earnings are driving the testing of the top end for the S&P 500, but geopolitical issues are here to stay read more

Earnings are driving the testing of the top end for the S&P 500, but geopolitical issues are here to stay for some time. That will put downward pressure on the stock market.

To say that every individual has the right to religious freedom is not to condone religious indifferentism or irresponsibility, nor read more

To say that every individual has the right to religious freedom is not to condone religious indifferentism or irresponsibility, nor is it to promote the installation of a supermarket of religions.

Yes, we have injected UF6 gas into a limited number of centrifuge machines, but it is even less than what read more

Yes, we have injected UF6 gas into a limited number of centrifuge machines, but it is even less than what is needed for a pilot project.

Yeah, I played center field.

Yeah, I played center field.

He actually came up to me and we started speaking. And from that conversation we were able to come to read more

He actually came up to me and we started speaking. And from that conversation we were able to come to a meeting of the minds and it seemed as if it was clear to me that he wanted to do similar things to what I wanted to do.

It was a relief to hear because I thought Peter had been very faithful to the book.

It was a relief to hear because I thought Peter had been very faithful to the book.

It just seems like the last three or four days I've been able to keep my legs under me and read more

It just seems like the last three or four days I've been able to keep my legs under me and kind of drive the ball. It's been a long time since I've had six hits and none of them have been singles.

For the present time, there are probably only a few areas in which one might be able to move forward read more

For the present time, there are probably only a few areas in which one might be able to move forward by evidence-based benchmarks,