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A WP front piece on the presidential hopefuls discusses the sniping between Gore and Bradley but also talks about the "remarkably civil ...
Republican presidential hopefuls and their myrmidons are carping about the George W. Bush catch phrase.
The WP waits till about half-way through its piece before indicating that the two Democratic hopefuls discussed anything else: It reports that both agreed stricter gun control is needed, though Bradley claimed his plan was more serious than Gore's.
The NYT reports that the "spirited contests" between candidates isn't enough to spark much enthusiasm for the old-fashioned exercise in democracy: though presidential hopefuls have stumped tirelessly throughout the state (save John McCain, who is skipping Iowa to concentrate on next week's primary in New Hampshire), only one-ninth of registered voters are expected to turn out Monday night to stand up and nominate their candidates.
It is a legacy of the bitter hardships endured by Gold Rush hopefuls who set out to cross the desert from Arizona and Nevada.