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would win 48 percent of the vote,
while then-Vice President A1 Gore
would win 45 percent.
On Election Day, both candi
dates garnered 48 percent of the
popular vote, causing an extended
legal battle that ended with Bush’s
move to the White House.
Staying the course
After the election and through
times of national insecurity, Bush
has built himself as a steadfast lead
er, both in principle and action.
That position perhaps is most evi
dent in his leadership throughout the
ongoing conflict in Iraq, an issue on
which he remains steady despite an
equally steady stream of criticism.
So, pundits say, the outcome
Tuesday will be a matter of whether
people want more of the same or a
change.
“Nothing will be wildly differ
ent from the first term” if Bush is
re-elected, said Charles Franklin,
a political science professor at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Bush will continue to cut taxes
and attempt to make current cuts
permanent.
He also said he will continue to
fund education initiatives, includ
ing the controversial No Child Left
Behind Act, because he believes
training people is the best way to
strengthen the work force.
There might be one or two new
appointments to the Supreme
KERRY
FROM PAGE 3
Building a foundation
Kerry’s political career started
in 1982, when he was elected lieu
tenant governor of Massachusetts.
Two years later, he was elected to
the Senate, where he is serving his
fourth term.
He serves on the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee. Kerry’s
familiarity with foreign policy
comes from his top billing on the
Senate Select Committee on POW/
MIA Affairs and as the ranking
Democrat on the East Asian and
Pacific Affairs Subcommittee.
Franklin said that if Kerry were
elected, he inevitably would have
to deal with the conflict in Iraq as
a primary concern. “It’s unusual,
since presidents tend to start their
terms focusing on domestic issues.”
Kerry says he has a plan to win
the peace in Iraq. He wants to
add 40,000 active duty troops to
strengthen American forces that
he says are “overstretched, overex
tended and under pressure.”
Whether it’s Iraq or the econo
my, Kerry would face hardship in
dealing with a Republican-con
trolled Congress.
“Passing a Democratic agenda
while having a Republican Congress
... would likely result in a surprising
agenda,” said Irwin Morris, a political
science professor at the University of
Maryland-College Park.
Pillars of strength
Off the ballot, Kerry’s run
ning mate is Teresa Heinz-Kerry,
chairwoman of the Howard Heinz
Endowment and the Heinz Family
Philanthropies.
“She, of course, is outspoken,
flamboyant,” said Catherine Allgor,
a history professor at the University
of Califomia-Riverside. “The dan
ger for her is she could make an
error. On the other hand, she could
definitely become one of our most
beloved, influential first ladies.”
Kerry’s two daughters, Vanessa
and Alexandra, as well as his step
son, Andre Heinz, also have been
active on the campaign trail.
The trio, along with Cate
Edwards, the daughter of vice pres
idential hopeful John Edwards,
stopped in Chapel Hill on Aug. 30
to rally support for their dads.
“Ten million new jobs under
the Kerry-Edwards campaign,”
Vanessa Kerry promised the crowd
of Tar Heels.
This promise stems from Kerry’s
proposal to cut taxes for businesses
to create jobs and invest in skill
training for the working class.
Finding a balance
Throughout the election, Kerry
has fought hard against an incum
bent who no pundit would deny is
media-sawy.
The Bush campaign often has
tried to categorize Kerry as wobbly
in his values and policies, citing his
votes for military action in Iraq and
against the SB7 billion for recon
struction efforts.
Though Bush’s objective is to
turn out his core on Nov. 2, Morris
said Kerry has rightly tried to
attract centrist voters.
“Never has there been a more
urgent moment for Americans to
step up and define ourselves,” the
hopeful said at the Democratic
National Convention. “I will work
my heart out. But, my fellow citi
zens, the outcome is in your hands
more than mine.”
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Court in the near future that could
incense Democrats, but otherwise,
people know what to expect.
Deep roots
Although Bush boasts a Texas
drawl, he was bom July 6,1946, in
New Haven, Conn.
He was the third generation
of the Bush family to attend Yale
University, where he graduated
in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree
in history. Bush then served as an
F-102 fighter pilot in the Texas Air
National Guard before returning to
Harvard University for a master’s
degree in Business Administration.
After helping his father’s success
ful campaign for president in 1988,
Bush ran in 1994 for governor of
Texas, where he served for six years.
Always by his side is his wife,
Laura Bush, whom he married
after meeting at a dinner party.
Much like the presidency, the
role of First Lady is quite separate
from the personalities involved.
“But the luckiest first ladies
are the ones that have personali
ties,” said Catherine Allgor, a his
tory professor at the University of
Califomia-Riverside.
Allgor said Laura Bush’s
upbringing as a Southern lady
keeps her out of danger of making
a mistake in the public eye. “The
drawback is that she’s not terribly
influential or powerful.”
Bush’s twin daughters, Jenna
and Barbara, hit the campaign trail
after graduating from college in the
spring. “Jenna and I are really not
very political, but we love our dad too
much to stand back and watch from
the sidelines,” Barbara Bush told the
crowd at the Republican National
Convention. “We realized that this
would be his last campaign, and we
wanted to be a part of it.”
This closeness and attention to
values has outlined Bush’s presi
dency. He said during his nomina
tion speech at the convention:
“Our society rests on a founda
tion of responsibility and character
and family commitment.”
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MENINGITIS
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Davis attended a party Oct. 22
at 611 Chamberlain Rd. in Raleigh.
Students at N.C. State University
who might have come into contact
with Davis have been contacted. “We
think the exposure has been limited
to the people he has been in contact
with on campus,” Summers said.
Wirag said students should not
share drinks or food, should continu
ously wash their hands and should
be careful of the exchange of fluids.
Some people have the bacteria in
their system, but it never reaches a
critical enough level to cause men
ingitis, Summers said.
But the bacteria can spread if it
invades a person’s bloodstream or
brain lining, said SHS Associate
Director Mary Covington.
A meningitis vaccination, not
required of UNC students, only pro
tects from 80 percent of bacteria.
Davis contracted type B meningitis,
which is not covered by the vaccine.
Davis’ parents reported to offi
cials that he had received a menin
gitis vaccination in April.
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HALLOWEEN
FROM PAGE 3
event.
“There’s a time to be serious and
a time to have fun, and Halloween
is one of those times.”
Cam Hill, another Town Council
member, said that after he takes his
children trick-or-treating, he plans
to walk to Franklin Street, as he
does every year.
He also wears the same costume
every year, but would not disclose
what that costume was.
Mark Chilton, an alderman, said
he usually goes to Franklin Street
with friends from college.
“It’s highly unusual, and it’s part
of what makes this area such a fon
place to live,” he said.
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Break-ins might be linked
BY MEGHAN DAVIS
STAFF WRITER
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investigate a recent rash of poten
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Thirty-four break-ins, including
16 in October, have been reported
at the lots since August, said police
spokeswoman Jane Cousins.
“I would say the last month or
so, we’ve seen a definite rise,” said
Capt. Brian Curran. “Generally, it
will not happen in one location, but
scattered. We’re getting six, eight,
10, in one lot.”
On Oct. 19 the Eubanks Road lot
was the site of five break-ins, all of
which took place about 1 p.m. A
sixth incident occurred about 7
p.m. the following day; the same
day, there also was a break-in at a
lot on U.S. 15-501.
The increase in larcenies has
sparked police concern.
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related,” said officer Danny Lloyd.
“But it’s early to say.”
Police Chief Gregg Jarvies also
confirmed that police are looking
into a link among the break-ins.
Police are increasing surveillance
and asking drivers to take preven
tative measures. “We’re doing extra
patrols, both covert and highly vis
ible ones,” Jarvies said.
Curran said the department is
also using connections in Durham
to monitor pawn shop sales, as
people will often sell stolen stereos
at these locations.
These increased break-in reports
come in spite of the department’s
latest effort to combat the thefts.
In August police began the Halt
Auto Break-ins Today program
to address parking issues in the
community. HABIT encourages
drivers to take basic precautions,
such as locking their doors and
putting removable items, such as
cell phones, in their trunks.
“We distribute fliers in the park
and-ride lots, and we’re currently
working on posting permanent
signs in those lots, in apartment
complexes, and on Chapel Hill
transit buses,” Lloyd said.
University police are aware of the
recent incidents, but Randy Young,
spokesman for the Department of
Public Safety, said no new mea
sures will be taken.
Stereo systems have been the
primary target of the recent break
ins, according to police reports.
“We recommend that owners take
detachable face plates with them
when they leave,” Lloyd said. Most
people put fape plates into glove
compartments where perpetrators
often look for valuables, he said.
Police encourage citizens to
report anything unusual. “Anyone
with information on these inci
dents, please call the police depart
ment,” Cousins said.
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at citydesk@unc.edu.
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