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Here are earlier columns on the 2000 presidential campaign by Boston Globe columnist Thomas Oliphant.
The number that counts, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Staff, 11/26/2000
Beware of judicial hair-splitting, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 11/21/2000
It could get worse; consider these scenarios, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 11/19/2000
It's easy to figure why conservatives' tune has changed, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 11/14/2000
A solution for Gore, Bush -- and for us, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Staff, 11/12/2000
The states to watch as results trickle in, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 11/7/2000
Apparently, Bush believes the rules don't apply to him, By Thomas Oliphant, 11/5/2000
Perhaps Nader isn't such bad news for Gore, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 10/31/2000
Street by street in a few key states, By Thomas Oliphant, 10/29/2000
The what-if nightmare of electoral numbers, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 10/24/2000
Will voters make same mistake again?, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Staff, 10/22/2000
Who won the final debate?, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 10/18/2000
Gore's debate challenge, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 10/17/2000
Bush makes his task more difficult, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 10/10/2000
Rating the debate: Thomas Oliphant, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 10/4/2000
It's a slugfest in the heartland, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 10/3/2000
Showdown in 'Show-Me' state, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 10/1/2000
If they only knew Sununu's positions, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 9/24/2000
The woman who put it together, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 9/19/2000
Shaheen's fight against the right, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 9/17/2000
McCain's impact on Gore, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 9/12/2000
What Bush could learn from Shaheen, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 9/11/2000
The futures market for presidents, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 9/5/2000
Dirty politics, Bush style, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 9/3/2000
Bush's Rx plan is a big nothing, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 8/29/2000
For Al Gore, so far so good, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 8/22/2000
Gore's big leap forward, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 8/20/2000
For gays, it's a far different convention scene, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 8/15/2000
Gore gets ugly in California, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 8/14/2000
Breaking a barrier of bigotry, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 8/8/2000
Bush makes it all about himself, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 8/6/2000
W. cracks the whip, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 8/1/2000
Bush's priorities? Look at Texas, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 7/25/2000
GOP's abortion wrangle begins, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 7/18/2000
Nader's logic doesn't hold up -- Barney Frank tells why, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 7/17/2000
Abortion politics, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 7/4/2000
Gore's real plan, Bush's fake one, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 6/27/2000
A sharpener for Al Gore's message, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 6/20/2000
Meaning over money, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 6/13/2000
Smart thinking on VP candidates, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 6/11/2000
Gore's bold step on mental health, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 6/6/2000
Kennedy is quietly setting a new agenda, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 5/30/2000
Gore's preoccupation, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 5/28/2000
Giuliani's self made mess, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 5/14/2000
Sense on Social Security, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 5/9/2000
Bush baloney on health care, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 4/16/2000
Pols flunking the school test, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 4/4/2000
Revisiting JFK's '52 race, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 3/27/2000
Bad omens for GOP in California, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 3/13/2000
Both Republicans were losers, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Staff, 3/8/2000
Reformers jilted by McCain, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 3/7/2000
Bush's low blows against McCain, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 3/5/2000
For McCain, a home run and an error, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 2/29/2000
McCain understands the stakes ahead -- Bush clearly doesn't, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 2/24/2000
McCain's Michigan gambit: Woo conservatives, but don't dismay moderates, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 2/22/2000
Bush puts on a McCain mask, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 2/17/2000
Mondale recalls N.H., By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 2/15/2000
Bush campaign gets nasty, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 2/14/2000
Bush goes on the attack, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 2/8/2000
New ballgame for McCain, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 2/6/2000
The big shocker for Bush, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 2/2/2000
Attacks backfire, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 2/1/2000
Clinton's speech an elbow to Bradley, a challenge to Gore, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 1/30/2000
New Hampshire fever, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 1/25/2000
Bush's attacks on McCain taking their toll -- on Bush, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 1/23/2000
The politics of race, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 1/19/2000
Can McCain pull off a political three-fer?, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 1/17/2000
An election to remember, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 1/11/2000
Why Kennedy is for Gore, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 1/9/2000
Sensible trimmings, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 12/28/1999
Gore scores on Medicare, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 12/21/1999
The Ins and Outs of debates, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 12/14/1999
Gore's primary weapon in New Hampshire: Shaheen, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 12/7/1999
Bush's tax cut clunker, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 12/6/1999
Bush shored up his dominant position, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 12/3/1999
A difference between Gore, Bradley? Try Medicaid, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 11/30/1999
The compassion gap, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 11/16/1999
Under closer look, BradleyCare doesn't add up, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 11/14/1999
Economic sanity from Gore, McCain, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 10/31/1999
Bradley proposal a slight stretch, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 10/12/1999
True blue conservative, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 10/5/1999
Bradley challenging Gore on health care, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 10/3/1999
Gore and Bradley are learning from each other, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 9/28/1999
A tussle over aid to Russia, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 9/21/1999
How the rich got richer, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 9/7/1999
Republican candidates play it safe as they take on abortion politics, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 9/5/1999
Reform politics or a celebrity chase, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 8/31/1999
McCain is scoring points and Bush is noticing, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 8/30/1999
Governor Bush, consider the case of Sherlock Holmes, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 8/24/1999
Bush's big flinch, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 8/22/1999
Lessons from Iowa, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 8/17/1999
Campaigns without limits, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 7/27/1999
Policy making descends into farce as the GOP passes tax cut bill, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 7/25/1999
Sen. Smith has a point, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 7/18/1999
Too much ado over Gore's hiring of consultant, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 7/13/1999
Bush, Gore start defining themselves, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 6/15/1999
Down to the letter with Gore, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 5/18/1999
The strong economy built by Rubin will give Gore a running start, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 5/16/1999
Bush, McCain candidacies diverge over Kosovo crisis, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 4/12/1999
Senator Smith steps to the plate for the GOP on foreign policy, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 3/29/1999
Up close and personal, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 3/16/1999
Tipper Gore hits all the right marks in Dartmouth visit, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 1/18/1999
