Summary: The 2000 Presidential Election Of 2000

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In the Election of 2000 it was George Bush against Al Gore. This race between them began civil enough but as time went on these two presidential canidates were ruthless in their attacks to bring the other down and defame them. In this paper I will talk all about the scandals brought to light, and the testimony from someone who witnessed this occur.

The Summary of The Election The 2000 presidential election put U.S Vice President Al Gore, a democrat, against Texas governor George W. Bush, A Republican. As the election results were tallied, it became abundantly obvious that the vote would be very similar on both sides, and that the out coming of the state of Florida would decide who would win. At first Bush was declared the winner of the

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