[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.

We're counting on Jake a lot, but there are a whole lot of other factors and a lot of kids read more

We're counting on Jake a lot, but there are a whole lot of other factors and a lot of kids we need to step up. I know there are more than a few kids we have who have been waiting around for an opportunity, and this year will provide that opportunity. How they respond will be very key in how this season turns out.

They had been watching the area for a while and they were able to tag Cannon as a dealer. When read more

They had been watching the area for a while and they were able to tag Cannon as a dealer. When they obtained a search warrant and went to arrest him they found him sitting on his front porch.

The market was really thin throughout the afternoon, with a continuation of profit-taking from yesterday, but then U.S. markets came read more

The market was really thin throughout the afternoon, with a continuation of profit-taking from yesterday, but then U.S. markets came back and capital flowed in.

This was an unwarranted and vicious attack.

This was an unwarranted and vicious attack.

But to move the whole monument, it would have crumbled.

But to move the whole monument, it would have crumbled.

An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. - Letter to his son, October 9, 1746.

An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. - Letter to his son, October 9, 1746.

The program has changed in the past to meet the demands of the times and must do so again.

The program has changed in the past to meet the demands of the times and must do so again.

We are preparing for fire, flooding and pandemic disease right now. We hope that none of it happens, but we read more

We are preparing for fire, flooding and pandemic disease right now. We hope that none of it happens, but we are planning so when it does we are ready.