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2000 Presidential Election Contenders

George W. Bush, son of former president George Bush and governor of Texas since 1995, characterized himself as a “compassionate conservative,” an all-purpose mantra meant to convey a kinder…

George Bush

George Bush was the 41st president of the United States, serving a single term from 1989-1993. His son, George W. Bush, also was president from 2001-2009. George Bush the elder had a varied career…

February 2000 News and Events

WorldAlbright Meets New Russian Leader (Feb. 2): Secretary of State praises Vladimir V. Putin as “well-informed” and eager for a “normal position with the West.” War in Chechnya remains a…

Tommy Lee Jones Biography

Tommy Lee JonesactorBorn: 9/15/1946Birthplace: San Saba, Texas Academy- and Emmy Award-winning film and television actor best known for his role in The Fugitive (1993) that won him the supporting…

George W. Bush

George W. Bush served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001-2009. George W. Bush is the son of former U.S. president George Bush, who served from 1989-93. (The terms of father and son…

Jeb Bush

Name at birth: John Ellis BushJohn "Jeb" Bush was elected governor of Florida in 1998 and served two terms before stepping down in 2007 and then running unsuccessfully for president in 2016. Jeb…

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones won an Oscar for his supporting role in The Fugitive (1993), and got just as much attention as the movie's star, Harrison Ford. Jones played Samuel Gerard, the relentless U.S.…

Election Ennui

The presidential election of 2000 between Vice President Al Gore (D) and Texas governor George W. Bush (R) was the tightest election in four decades. The neck-and-neck race, however, was…

Joseph I. LIEBERMAN, Congress, CT (1942)

Senate Years of Service: 1989-2013 Party: Democrat; Independent Democrat LIEBERMAN Joseph I. , a Senator from Connecticut; born in Stamford, Fairfield County, Ct., February 24, 1942; attended…