Voter Information for Election 2000

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There are many issues being addressed in the current election, that deal with the military and with veterans. The American Legion invited both of the Presidential Candidates to address their 82nd National Convention on Sept 5, 2000. Gov. Bush came and spoke to the American Legion, while Vice-President Gore chose not to. The American Legion magazine reported on Gov. Bush's comments and did a comparison between them and the statements that Vice-President Gore had already made on record. That comparison is among the links that we have provided below for you to use as you compare the candidates, their proposals and their records to determine the best candidate to support based on your personal beliefs. The majority of links provided below are to the American Legion website http://www.americanlegion.org. Articles that we link to are from recent issues of The American Legion For God and Country magazine, which is published by the American Legion and from official American Legion Press Releases.
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Within the article entitled, "Younger Versions of Us", you will find the comments made by Gov Bush when he addressed the 82nd National American Legion Convention on Sept 5th, 2000. (From Nov 2000, American Legion magazine)
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Within the article, "The Men Who Would Become President", you will find a comparison of Gov Bush's comments and the statements on record for Vice President Gore on issues of concern to the military and veterans. (From Nov 2000, American Legion magazine)
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Straw poll on which candidates veterans would vote for.
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The American Legion has summarized a lot of the information available on the candidates and current issues on this website.
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Current legislative action on veterans and military issues.
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In this article, entitled "US Military: Downtrodden and Discontented" by Caspar Weinberger, the current status of the US military is discussed.
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This article discusses the defense spending bill that was recently passed.
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This article discusses the National Security Debate.
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This section covers current issues that the American Legion is watching and monitoring and their status.
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There's a lot of information and dis-information out there on who said what, and who did what. One of the best ways to find out the real story is to check the voting record of the candidates and see what issues they have actually sponsored and supported in the past. The link below will take you to another page on our website that provides links where you can find out this information.
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