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Election of 2000
American presidential election held on Nov. 7, 2000. Which Republican George W. Bush narrowly lost the popular vote to Democrat Al Gore but defeated Gore in the electoral college.With a margin of victory of only 1700 votes, anything could happen. Things that usually are not relevant to victory suddenly became so -
9/11
were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. -
Patriots Act
is an Act of the U.S. Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. ... In response to the September 11 attacks and the 2001 anthrax attacks, Congress swiftly passed legislation to strengthen national security. -
Election of 2008
The 56th quadrennial United States presidential election was held on November 4, 2008. Outgoing Republican President George W. Bush's policies and actions and the American public's desire for change were key issues throughout the campaign. ... Obama received 365 electoral votes, and McCain 173.
