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Gore Administration- Spring 2004
Spring 2004
As the Exxon Mobil investigations and subsequent lawsuits continued, other bits of news and so on came in. The Haitian conflict was resolved and Aristide remained in office though tensions remained uncomfortable for a while and talks were had for further reforms to try and address some of the underlying issues that had led to the rise of the conflict in the first place. Beyond this, life became pretty quiet in regards to some foreign disputes.While there was a panic over a supposed attempted bombing in Spain, nothing came about it in regards to the elections. However, it did mean attention turned elsewhere. The Trianna satellite launched by the Gore Administration proved useful in detecting upcoming hurricanes and assisted in picking up one coming over for Brazil. Hurricane Catarina became a discussion point and Gore used it to strength American-Brazilian relationships and further warn the effects climate change could have on the development of hurricanes. Gore had succeeded in the nomination for the Democratic Party for the 2004 elections and had grown in popularity for his successes in the past few years and winning more support, including football player Patrick Tillman and his brother, baseball player Kevin Tillman. Both had gone on record saying they considered enlisting, but Gore's handling of Afghanistan to where hostilities had died down considerably by the end of their contracts with their teams gave them enough pause to reconsider and instead remain in civilian life. However, they have maintained an interest in military affairs, such donations to veteran organizations.
Hurricane Catarina approaching Brazil on March 27
However, other changes went and came. Criminals like Wesson and Nichols were given their punishments. Massachusetts legalized gay marriage and there was a growing push to legalize nation-wide, especially with the end of DADT occurring a couple years ago along with the greater civil rights protections. The series finale of Friends aired, gaining plenty of media attention, especially with the costs it had in trying to get advertisements. The European Union expands by 10 member states: Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Malta and Cyprus. Addtionally, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia were admitted to NATO, expanding the organization considerably. Overall, Spring remained relatively uneventful in the lives of Americans though some alternate historians speculated that had Bush won in 2000, they would be in war with Iraq by now.
As the Exxon Mobil investigations and subsequent lawsuits continued, other bits of news and so on came in. The Haitian conflict was resolved and Aristide remained in office though tensions remained uncomfortable for a while and talks were had for further reforms to try and address some of the underlying issues that had led to the rise of the conflict in the first place. Beyond this, life became pretty quiet in regards to some foreign disputes.While there was a panic over a supposed attempted bombing in Spain, nothing came about it in regards to the elections. However, it did mean attention turned elsewhere. The Trianna satellite launched by the Gore Administration proved useful in detecting upcoming hurricanes and assisted in picking up one coming over for Brazil. Hurricane Catarina became a discussion point and Gore used it to strength American-Brazilian relationships and further warn the effects climate change could have on the development of hurricanes. Gore had succeeded in the nomination for the Democratic Party for the 2004 elections and had grown in popularity for his successes in the past few years and winning more support, including football player Patrick Tillman and his brother, baseball player Kevin Tillman. Both had gone on record saying they considered enlisting, but Gore's handling of Afghanistan to where hostilities had died down considerably by the end of their contracts with their teams gave them enough pause to reconsider and instead remain in civilian life. However, they have maintained an interest in military affairs, such donations to veteran organizations.
Hurricane Catarina approaching Brazil on March 27
However, other changes went and came. Criminals like Wesson and Nichols were given their punishments. Massachusetts legalized gay marriage and there was a growing push to legalize nation-wide, especially with the end of DADT occurring a couple years ago along with the greater civil rights protections. The series finale of Friends aired, gaining plenty of media attention, especially with the costs it had in trying to get advertisements. The European Union expands by 10 member states: Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Malta and Cyprus. Addtionally, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia were admitted to NATO, expanding the organization considerably. Overall, Spring remained relatively uneventful in the lives of Americans though some alternate historians speculated that had Bush won in 2000, they would be in war with Iraq by now.
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