August 4, 2000

Texas governor to fix squandered opportunities
Promises to restory dignity to Oval Office, move on social issues.

Undaunted, Democrats sharpen knives to cut Bush
Though their opponents backed away from attacks on Gore, Dems will not be reticent.

Speech directed to centrist Democrats, independents
With a quarter of the vote, swing voters are the key to electoral success.

'Stealth voters' may influence final vote
Overseas citizens tend to be Republican; group targets their votes.

GOP tries hard sell with Hispanic voters
Republicans hope Spanish-speaking voters turn away from Democrats.

Bush gets bounce
Polls confirm that Bush received a significant lift from his party's convention.

Scenes from Philadelphia
Governor 'Goofy'... Broaching impeachment... Love is in the air... Couric calls Cheney "nasty"... Inauguration indulgence...

Transcript of George W. Bush acceptance speech

Remarks of George P. Bush

'Hot' George P. Bush attracts share of attention
Latino nephew stumps for his uncle, encourages GOP youth.

Protests fizzle out
Numbers dwindle as disruptions are downgraded from threat to joke.

Ford recovering well after second stroke
Former president is responding well, and able to take short walk.

Lyrics to 'We the People,' official Bush song
You saw it here first: The words to the anthem that concludes the convention.

Ted Jackson parlays passion into promotions
Started company with Reagan buttons and shirts in '84.

Keyes claims no access to his delegates
Staunch conservative not allowed to speak at convention.

Diversity theme goes over well with delegates
Party members from around the country are pleased by the display of ethnicity, etc.

Hillary Clinton, amnesiac
Hillary Clinton chides the Republican Party for an outbreak of "political amnesia?"

Missing men
GOP failed to recognize House managers

Philadelphia fatigue syndrome
The GOP convention has an exhausting tempo.

Religion enjoys varied expression at GOP gathering
The Republican National Convention has presented powerful images of minority faiths, the influence of religion in social reform, and an all-embracing "big tent" that included bishops and evangelists.

Cheney's daughter non-issue
The same delegates who silently protested the presence of an admitted homosexual on the dais promise to be more forgiving to vice-presidential nominee Cheney's lesbian daughter.

Laura Bush basks in limelight
The luncheon was designed to establish Laura Bush as a national spokeswoman on education, an issue Republicans have long coveted as their own.

Democrats ready stage
The folks out Los Angeles way are revving their engines, intent on presenting a less than glamorous star against a glittering Hollywood backdrop.

Hillary Clinton, amnesiac
Hillary Clinton chides the Republican Party for an outbreak of "political amnesia?"

Missing men
GOP failed to recognize House managers

Philadelphia fatigue syndrome
The GOP convention has an exhausting tempo.