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When covering a Gore Presidency starting in 2001 most TL's give primary attention to foregn policy, which dominated Bush's tenure. However, before 9/11 lawmakers were primarily focused on domestic issues like education, taxes, and the environment. Had Gore narrowly pulled through in 2000, he'd be dealing with a Republican House and a Democratic Senate. Would he have the Congressional support to ratify Kyoto, enact cap-and-trade, and create a Social Security "lock-box" as he promised in the campaign? Would Gore have signed No Child Left Behind? Or, like Clinton and Obama, would the majority of his proposals be blocked by a hostile Congress?
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