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Bush claims GOP nomination
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Presidential
nominee George W. Bush with wife Laura after his acceptance speech
at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia.
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PHILADELPHIA George W. Bush, proclaiming himself the leader of a new Republican Party, vowed Thursday night to "end the politics of fear" and join with Democrats to "extend the promise of prosperity to every forgotten corner of this country." He pledged, in accepting the GOP nomination, to "change the tone of Washington to one of civility and respect" and sought to make a virtue of his lack of experience in the nation's capital. "I don't have a lot of things that come with Washington experience," Mr. Bush said in prepared excerpts from his speech. "I don't have enemies to fight. And I have no stake in the bitter arguments of the last few years." The 54-year-old Texas governor, who seeks to become only the second president's son ever to win the White House, claimed the nomination before a packed house in the First Union Center that included his wife, Laura, and his parents, George and Barbara Bush.
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[Text
of speech by George W. Bush]
[Text
of speech by Jan Bullock]
[Text
of speech by George P. Bush]
[Text
of speech by Nancy Brinker]
Task turns to winning over voters
PHILADELPHIA Six years removed from being a baseball chief with the Texas Rangers, George W. Bush presented a vigorous defense Thursday of his vision and stature to be commander in chief. His speech was the first of three significant moments, a kind of political trifecta marking Mr. Bush's bid for the White House.
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After stroke, Ford making speedy recovery
PHILADELPHIA Just days after suffering a stroke, Gerald Ford walked briefly, visited with friends and family, and pressed his staff to let him get back to his regular schedule. Doctors said Thursday that the 87-year-old former president will recover fully, but they were doing tests to determine the cause of some tongue swelling unrelated to the stroke that has caused Ford discomfort.
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Texas puts passion at local level
While pumped by the prospects of electing their favorite son for president, Texas Republicans said Thursday that they will not forsake crucial congressional and legislative contests this fall.
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Nomination has a Texas flair
Texans played a major, if not traditional, role in the presidential nomination of Gov. George W. Bush. Lt. Gov. Rick Perry and Laredo delegate Martha Sanchez Metzger shared the honor Thursday of casting the state's 124 delegate votes.
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Youthful ideal
Suddenly, down the aisle at the convention arena, there was a commotion and an expanding scrum of reporters and delegates surrounding the young man: George P. Bush, nephew of the nominee.
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Police learned lessons from previous protests
Philadelphia police ended convention week with a jail full of protesters but shrugged off complaints that their "firm but flexible" approach stifled free speech.
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Father in the fray
Being
the father of a potential president may be tougher than actually serving
as president. So discovered former President George Bush in a tussle with
President Clinton this week.
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Both sides speculating on Texans for top jobs
Quietly, with ever so much discretion and humility, Texas Republicans are engaged in a parlor game. Who among them might represent the nation in London or Paris? Who might be running the Justice Department this time next year?
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Armey accused of anti-gay joke
House
Majority Leader Dick Armey of Irving, made a joke to six journalists at
a late-night party Wednesday at the expense of Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.,
who is openly gay, Cox News Service reported Thursday. An Armey spokeswoman
said that Mr. Armey's remarks were taken out of context and were not anti-gay.
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Lone Star notes
Land Commissioner David Dewhurst, an at-large delegate, was scarcely seen by the Texas delegation during the convention's first few days until a reporter called and asked why he had absented himself from so many state functions.
• 'Mild' meeting a preview of fall campaign?
Marching to a sunny new beat, Republicans are heading home, wondering: Will the Democrats pick up the step? Or will they launch a new round of attacks at their convention in two weeks?
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Ed Bark: Can we gawk? Rivers has fashion statements
Joan and Melissa Rivers were zipping through a "media row" corridor at the convention center Thursday when, lo and behold, Henry Kissinger emerged from an interview in an adjoining TV skybox studio.
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We've heard from the pundits, we've talked to the candidates, we've
read the polls - now see what really makes these conventions boogie.
Let Alyson Outen - our "UNconventional" reporter - take you on an
off-beat odyssey inside the Republican National Convention.
Today's
report:
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Unconventional
Reporter Alyson Outen goes behind the scenes at the GOP
Convention to meet the man responsible for inflating all those balloons
that descended on George W. Bush at the end of his acceptance speech
Thursday night.
Join Belo Interactive contributor John McCaa, from our WFAA-TV affiliate, every
day of the Republican National Convention, July 31 - Aug. 3,
for special guests and a lively discussion of the GOP party's
campaign to capture the White House from the Democrats.
Will's Journal
Will
Leubsdorf, a 13-year-old who works in the convention newsroom
of The Dallas Morning News, gives us his perspective
of the GOP scene in this daily journal. Will, who enters the
8th grade this fall, is attending his first convention.
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Will's Journal
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Alyson Outen's
Uncoventional Reports: Alyson goes behind the scenes to meet the man responsible
for inflating all those balloons that descended on George W. Bush and supporters
at the end of his acceptance speech Thursday night.
•Cheesesteak
Rivalry
•Limo
Dilemma
•Chef
Philippe Chin
•Internet
Alley
News Video:
• 8/3/00: GOP
delegates anxious to hear Bush message
story by Belo's
Tom Ackerman
• 8/2/00:
Convention
funding questions haunt both parties
story by Belo's
Mike Goldfein
• 8/1/00:
Philadelphia
police clash with protesters
video by TXCN photojournalist
Jaime Chavez
• Images
from Thursday
• Images
from Wednesday
• Protesters
clash with police in downtown Philadelphia
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Images from Tuesday
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Convention under way
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Images from the GOP Convention
• Cheney
through the years
Thursday highlights:
• 7-8
p.m. EDT U.S. Senator Bill Frist
• 9-10 p.m.
EDT George P. Bush, nephew of Governor George W. Bush
• 10-11 p.m.
EDT Governor George W. Bush, acceptance speech
Complete
RNC Schedule:
Thursday
For
an index of all GOP speech transcripts go to the official 2000 RNC site
The 140-plus Philadelphia-area high school students who helped inflate more
than 150,000 balloons for the convention were paid a modest fee that they will
use to help send their school band to a special out-of-state competition.
Plant Shooting Suspect Found Dead
Dow Rises 60, Nasdaq Rises 36
Britain To Slay 100,000 Livestock
Airlines Urged To End Flight Delays
Calif. Retailers Face Lighting Fines
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