Al Gore graduated with honors from Harvard University in 1969. Later in that year, he voluntarily enlisted in the United States Army to go to Vietnam as a military journalist. In May of 1971, he returned from Vietnam. After that, he attended the Vanderbilt Univ.Grad School of Religion from 1971 until 1972. Later, he attended Vanderbilt University Law School from 1975 to 1976. In November of 1976, he was elected to congress representing Tennessee's Fourth Congressional District. In February of 1979, he cosponsored the Department of Education Organization Act. In October of 1984, he was elected to the United States Senate. In 1988, he ran for president, winning more than three million votes in 1988 presidential campaign. In 1992, he became one of ten US Senators to support the Persian Gulf War. In November of 1992, Al Gore wa elected as the 45th Vice-President of the United States. In 1993, Gore casted the deciding vote for the administration's 1993 economic plan. In November of 1996, Gore is reelected as 46th Vice-President of the United States. I

n August of 1997 the Clinton-Gore administration signs the first balanced budget in a generation. Gore spoke at the Columbine High School memorial service calling for stricter gun control and support for the families of the victims. He certainly stands with an impressive amount of accomplishments and experience as a politician in the United States.

Al Gore's record as a Congressman, Senator, Presidential Candidate, and Vice-President of the United States has served to portray the strong leader and individual he is. Although I disagree adamantly with Vice-President Gore on the issue of abortion, I support each and every one of his stands on the other issues. I am strongly pro-life, so I could not possibly agree with his pro-choice policy concerning abortion. I am also pro-life in issues concerning the death penalty. If I were able to vote, he would win my vote. Idealy, there would be a perfect candidate. However, this situation does not exist. I disagree with so many of Governor Bush's policies, particularly those concerning gun control, healthcare, the economy, taxes, and abortion, that it makes it almost impossible for me to vote for him. For me, it is clear that Gore is working more for middle class families, a group in which I am most likely going to spend the rest of my life. On the other hand, Bush seems to be concerned only with the very rich or very poor. For me to compromise two issues I feel so strongly about, portrays how important I believe Gore's stands on the other issues are. Also, I feel experience gives him an edge over Bush. His voting record in Congress, the Senate and as Vice-President indicate the results we can expect if he is elected president. Although Vice-President Gore supports the death penalty, the public has not seen any direct connection to it with him personally. On the other hand, Governor Bush has shown the American people his stand on the death penalty in his governing of Texas with the highest death penalty rate in the country, we can also expect that as President, he would not work to abolish the death penalty. For me, voting is a chance to voice one's opinions and take part in a decision that will affect millions of people for the rest of their lives. This is a great privelege I hope to take part in in the next election.

Cheney was born in Lincoln, Neb., and his father was a longtime Agriculture Department worker. He attended elementary school and high school in Casper, Wyo. He was football co-captain and senior class president, and won a full scholarship to Yale -- Bush's alma mater. He attended Yale for one year but had to leave because of failing grades. He moved back to Wyoming where he worked for the power company stringing and cutting lines, before enrolling at the University of Wyoming, where he renewed a relationship with high school sweetheart Lynne Anne Vincent. They married in 1964 and both went to the University of Wisconsin for doctorates. She earned her doctoral degree, but politics lured him to Washington in 1968, where he was a congressional fellow and became a protege of Michigan Republican Rep. Donald Rumsfeld, a close friend of President Gerald Ford. Cheney served under Rumsfeld in the anti-poverty agency of the Nixon years, on the Nixon White House staff and under Rumsfeld again as assistant director of the Cost of Living Council, Nixon's agency to combat inflation. When Ford tapped Rumsfeld to become his chief of staff, Rumsfeld made Cheney his deputy. When Rumsfeld left the White House to be defense secretary, Cheney moved up to become the youngest chief of staff ever, at age 34. He held the post for 14 months. After Ford left office, Cheney returned to Casper, Wyoming and ran for the state's single congressional seat. Despite his heart attack in the middle of the first campaign -- which he discussed with all of Wyoming's Republicans in a letter explaining why he would continue to campaign -- Cheney won decisively. He went on to win five more terms.

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