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14-Dec-2000 02:53 AM
  ALBERT GORE DELIVERS REMARKS
Erlen
DECEMBER 13, 2000

Good evening.

Just moments ago, I spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him on becoming the 43rd president of the United States, and I promised him that I wouldn't call him back this time.

I offered to meet with him as soon as possible so that we can start to heal the divisions of the campaign and the contest through which we just passed.

Almost a century and a half ago, Senator Stephen Douglas told Abraham Lincoln, who had just defeated him for the presidency, "Partisan feeling must yield to patriotism. I'm with you, Mr. President, and God bless you."

Well, in that same spirit, I say to President-elect Bush that what remains of partisan rancor must now be put aside, and may God bless his stewardship of this country.

Neither he nor I anticipated this long and difficult road. Certainly neither of us wanted it to happen. Yet it came, and now it has ended, resolved, as it must be resolved, through the honored institutions of our democracy.

Over the library of one of our great law schools is inscribed the motto, "Not under man but under God and law." That's the ruling principle of American freedom, the source of our democratic liberties. I've tried to make it my guide throughout this contest as it has guided America's deliberations of all the complex issues of the past five weeks.

Now the U.S. Supreme Court has spoken. Let there be no doubt, while I strongly disagree with the court's decision, I accept it. I accept the finality of this outcome which will be ratified next Monday in the Electoral College. And tonight, for the sake of our unity of the people and the strength of our democracy, I offer my concession.

I also accept my responsibility, which I will discharge unconditionally, to honor the new president elect and do everything possible to help him bring Americans together in fulfillment of the great vision that our Declaration of Independence defines and that our Constitution affirms and defends.

Let me say how grateful I am to all those who supported me and supported the cause for which we have fought. Tipper and I feel a deep gratitude to Joe and Hadassah Lieberman who brought passion and high purpose to our partnership and opened new doors, not just for our campaign but for our country.

This has been an extraordinary election. But in one of God's unforeseen paths, this belatedly broken impasse can point us all to a new common ground, for its very closeness can serve to remind us that we are one people with a shared history and a shared destiny.

Indeed, that history gives us many examples of contests as hotly debated, as fiercely fought, with their own challenges to the popular will.

Other disputes have dragged on for weeks before reaching resolution. And each time, both the victor and the vanquished have accepted the result peacefully and in the spirit of reconciliation.

So let it be with us.

I know that many of my supporters are disappointed. I am too. But our disappointment must be overcome by our love of country.

And I say to our fellow members of the world community, let no one see this contest as a sign of American weakness. The strength of American democracy is shown most clearly through the difficulties it can overcome.

Some have expressed concern that the unusual nature of this election might hamper the next president in the conduct of his office. I do not believe it need be so.

President-elect Bush inherits a nation whose citizens will be ready to assist him in the conduct of his large responsibilities.

I personally will be at his disposal, and I call on all Americans -- I particularly urge all who stood with us to unite behind our next president. This is America. Just as we fight hard when the stakes are high, we close ranks and come together when the contest is done.

And while there will be time enough to debate our continuing differences, now is the time to recognize that that which unites us is greater than that which divides us.

While we yet hold and do not yield our opposing beliefs, there is a higher duty than the one we owe to political party. This is America and we put country before party. We will stand together behind our new president.

As for what I'll do next, I don't know the answer to that one yet. Like many of you, I'm looking forward to spending the holidays with family and old friends. I know I'll spend time in Tennessee and mend some fences, literally and figuratively.

Some have asked whether I have any regrets and I do have one regret: that I didn't get the chance to stay and fight for the American people over the next four years, especially for those who need burdens lifted and barriers removed, especially for those who feel their voices have not been heard. I heard you and I will not forget.

I've seen America in this campaign and I like what I see. It's worth fighting for and that's a fight I'll never stop.

As for the battle that ends tonight, I do believe as my father once said, that no matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shape the soul and let the glory out.

So for me this campaign ends as it began: with the love of Tipper and our family; with faith in God and in the country I have been so proud to serve, from Vietnam to the vice presidency; and with gratitude to our truly tireless campaign staff and volunteers, including all those who worked so hard in Florida for the last 36 days.

Now the political struggle is over and we turn again to the unending struggle for the common good of all Americans and for those multitudes around the world who look to us for leadership in the cause of freedom.

In the words of our great hymn, "America, America": "Let us crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea."

And now, my friends, in a phrase I once addressed to others, it's time for me to go.

Thank you and good night, and God bless America.
[Brat3: University of Pennsylvania II]

14-Dec-2000 05:47 AM
 Re: ALBERT GORE DELIVERS REMARKS
dornabella


HAVANA Russian President
Vladimir Putin flew into
Cuba late Wednesday at the start of a highly
symbolic five-day visit to Moscow's former
Cold War ally, which is now one of the world's
few bastions of communism.

President Fidel Castro was at Havana's Jose Marti
international airport to greet Putin, who arrived in an Ilyushin jet to
become the first Russian leader to visit Cuba or anywhere else in
Latin America in the post-Soviet era.

The last major visit to Cuba from Moscow was by ex-Soviet leader
Mikhail Gorbachev in 1989.

The old Soviet Union became Cuba's strategic partner shortly after
Castro came to power in his 1959 revolution that toppled former
dictator Fulgencio Batista.

But relations loosened after the collapse of the communist empire in
1991, and Cuba has since formed commercial ties with other
countries.

Putin, who arrived at 11:20 p.m. on his flight from Moscow, is hoping
to revive Cuban-Russian political and economic ties, and will have
several sessions of talks with Castro.
[Brat3: University of Pennsylvania II]

14-Dec-2000 06:01 AM
 Re: ALBERT GORE DELIVERS REMARKS
Tiger
Chitayte, politiki!!!
[Brat3: University of Pennsylvania II]

14-Dec-2000 07:56 PM
 Re: ALBERT GORE DELIVERS REMARKS
Dornabella
Dear Tiger!

I am impressed Keep on doing a great job!

Love,
Dorina
[Brat3: University of Pennsylvania II]

16-Dec-2000 02:37 AM
 Re: ALBERT GORE DELIVERS REMARKS
yerkin
KAZAKHSTANI HIGH-TECH FIRM UNVEILS FIRST-EVER KAZAKHSTANI-MADE COMPUTER
Kurchatov-based high-tech firm Khinterconnect on Wednesday unveiled the
first computer assembled in Kazakhstan, Transcaspian Project reported. The
manufacture of computer technologies in Kazakhstan caps a multi-year,
multimillion dollar effort by scientists in the former Semipalatinsk
nuclear
polygon and the US government to convert erstwhile defense industries to
civilian production.
The US government furnished USD 3.6 MM to the conversion program and also
assisted in finding an investor, Hong Kong-based KERS Corporation, that was
willing to invest in Kazakhstan's high-tech potential. The project
involved
the manufacture of plated circuits in Kurchatov and then the subsequent
assembly of the finished products in the town of Alatau (Almaty oblast).
Khinterconnect's first mass production output was a general-purpose control
panel.
While the production of personal computers with a "Made in Kazakhstan"
stamps on them is now within reach, the Khinterconnect management has set
its sights on more modest goals.
"The foreign electronic industry has surpassed us for over ten years,"
Khinterconnect President Sergey Vagin soberly assessed. "It would be very
silly to even think about competing with Silicon Valley. It is not
necessary to envy others; we should search for our own niche in the
market."
[Brat3: University of Pennsylvania II]

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