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Gore Administration- Summer 2004
Summer 2004
As the investigations gave way to the accusations and court-cases, many would see the growing campaigning of new Representatives and Senators and the pendulum swinging further toward more green-friendly candidates and so on. While the Democrats were relatively united, the Republicans were developing splits in regards to "green" stances though Al Gore's own social conservatism has meant that more are willing to side with the greens gradually over time. In what perhaps symbolized the gradual dying out of Republican dominance, there was the death and funeral of former President Ronald Reagan. However, life continued on. The G8 Summit occurred in Georgia this year. Discussions includeed matters on renewable energy and climate change. With the "Exxon-Mobil Scandal" going on, many polticians took the meeting and discussions there with more seriousness than usual. In positive news, terrorism has been an even smaller problem than imagined. With the early defeat of Al-Queda, the execution of Bin Laden, the successful camapaign against the Taliban and the growing progress on Israel and Palestine, much of the calls of terrorism have gone unanswered, especially since Gore's words regarding the lack of long-term failure and infrastructure ran through. Granted, the Afghanistan problem still remained with the opium trade though Portugal's plan of dealing with the trade showed process as France had noted. Gore's own view of the drug war was one for de-escalation and the reforms were modest, but it did have an effect. Ultimately, the lack of terrorism, at leastic religious-based, was quite good news. Granted, other crime problems remained, such as the homemade tank in Colorado or the Chechen terrorist acts over in Russia, though they were not listed as religious, but nationalist. Other news dominated the international world, such as sporting events. Portugal hosts the UEFA Euro 2004 football tournament and after several exciting weeks, the competition is won by Greece.
Angelos Charisteas (first from left with white shirt), scoring Greece's winner against Portugal in the final.
Further into the summer, the primaries had been established. Unsurprsingly, Al Gore would be the Democrat's candidate and after a close race, Jeb Bush would end up winning the Republican's choice when McCain decided to drop out. He noted that it would be better to remain in the Senate and work within to help improve the government. While Jeb was certainly more professional sounding than his brother was, many note that it would be unlikely he would be a serious contender given Al Gore's track record. Speaking of, the satellie launched months earlier by the Gore Administration proved useful in predicting and preparing for Hurricane Charley that came through the Carribbean and then hit Florida. The preparations assisted in protecting the people and also assisted the Democrats in their influence of Florida. Furthermore, reinforcements were called in to prepare for another hurricane coming in, Hurricane Frances. The calls for LGTBQ rights floated around once more after the resignation of Governor James McGreevey and coming out of the closet. Before long though, the people would be consumed with Olymplian buzz, as the Summer Olymplics were held. The United States compete at the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and win 36 gold, 39 silver and 27 bronze medals. Many masterpieces were stolen over in Norway. Over all, it was an exciting and productive summer,
Panorama of Athens Olympic Sports Complex.
As the investigations gave way to the accusations and court-cases, many would see the growing campaigning of new Representatives and Senators and the pendulum swinging further toward more green-friendly candidates and so on. While the Democrats were relatively united, the Republicans were developing splits in regards to "green" stances though Al Gore's own social conservatism has meant that more are willing to side with the greens gradually over time. In what perhaps symbolized the gradual dying out of Republican dominance, there was the death and funeral of former President Ronald Reagan. However, life continued on. The G8 Summit occurred in Georgia this year. Discussions includeed matters on renewable energy and climate change. With the "Exxon-Mobil Scandal" going on, many polticians took the meeting and discussions there with more seriousness than usual. In positive news, terrorism has been an even smaller problem than imagined. With the early defeat of Al-Queda, the execution of Bin Laden, the successful camapaign against the Taliban and the growing progress on Israel and Palestine, much of the calls of terrorism have gone unanswered, especially since Gore's words regarding the lack of long-term failure and infrastructure ran through. Granted, the Afghanistan problem still remained with the opium trade though Portugal's plan of dealing with the trade showed process as France had noted. Gore's own view of the drug war was one for de-escalation and the reforms were modest, but it did have an effect. Ultimately, the lack of terrorism, at leastic religious-based, was quite good news. Granted, other crime problems remained, such as the homemade tank in Colorado or the Chechen terrorist acts over in Russia, though they were not listed as religious, but nationalist. Other news dominated the international world, such as sporting events. Portugal hosts the UEFA Euro 2004 football tournament and after several exciting weeks, the competition is won by Greece.
Angelos Charisteas (first from left with white shirt), scoring Greece's winner against Portugal in the final.
Further into the summer, the primaries had been established. Unsurprsingly, Al Gore would be the Democrat's candidate and after a close race, Jeb Bush would end up winning the Republican's choice when McCain decided to drop out. He noted that it would be better to remain in the Senate and work within to help improve the government. While Jeb was certainly more professional sounding than his brother was, many note that it would be unlikely he would be a serious contender given Al Gore's track record. Speaking of, the satellie launched months earlier by the Gore Administration proved useful in predicting and preparing for Hurricane Charley that came through the Carribbean and then hit Florida. The preparations assisted in protecting the people and also assisted the Democrats in their influence of Florida. Furthermore, reinforcements were called in to prepare for another hurricane coming in, Hurricane Frances. The calls for LGTBQ rights floated around once more after the resignation of Governor James McGreevey and coming out of the closet. Before long though, the people would be consumed with Olymplian buzz, as the Summer Olymplics were held. The United States compete at the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and win 36 gold, 39 silver and 27 bronze medals. Many masterpieces were stolen over in Norway. Over all, it was an exciting and productive summer,
Panorama of Athens Olympic Sports Complex.
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