Question:
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The United States presidential election of 2000 was the 54th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Republican candidate George W. Bush, then-incumbent governor of Texas and the eldest son of the 41st President George H. W. Bush, narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee Al Gore, then-incumbent vice president and former Senator for Tennessee, as well as various third-party candidates including Ralph Nader.

Incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton was ineligible to serve a third term due to term limitations in the 22nd Amendment of the Constitution, and Vice President Gore was able to secure the Democratic nomination with relative ease. Bush was seen as the early favorite for the Republican nomination and, despite a contentious primary battle with Senator John McCain and other candidates, secured the nomination by Super Tuesday. Bush chose former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney as his running mate, while Gore chose Senator Joe Lieberman as his. Both major party candidates focused primarily on domestic issues, such as the budget, tax relief, and reforms for federal social insurance programs, although foreign policy was not ignored. Clinton and Gore often did not campaign together, a deliberate decision resulting from the Lewinsky sex scandal two years prior.
1. What political party is Clinton a member of?
2. What was he ineligible to serve?
3. Why?
4. Based on what amendment?
5. Of what document?
6. Who was his vice president?
7. His first name?
8. What was he able to secure with ease?
9. Who was the early Republican favorite for the nomination?
10. Were the primaries contentious?
11. Who was the primary battle with?
12. What is his title?
13. When did Bush secure the nomination by?
14. Who did he choose as his running mate?
15. What about Gore's?
16. Did the major party candidates focus on foreign issues?
17. What issues did they focus on then?
18. What else?
19. Who was there a scandal with for Clinton?
20. What type of scandal was it?

Numbered answers:
1. Democratic
2. third term
3. term limitations
4. 22nd
5. Constitution
6. Gore
7. Al
8. Yes
9. Bush
10. Yes
11. John McCain
12. Senator
13. Tuesday
14. Dick Cheney
15. Joe Lieberman
16. No
17. domestic issues,
18. budget, tax relief, and reforms for federal social insurance programs
19. Lewinsky
20. sex

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CHAPTER VII. THE DAUGHTER OF WITHERSTEEN

"Lassiter, will you be my rider?" Jane had asked him.

"I reckon so," he had replied.

Few as the words were, Jane knew how infinitely much they implied. She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible. Yet, though she could not have spoken aloud all she meant, she was perfectly honest with herself. Whatever the price to be paid, she must keep Lassiter close to her; she must shield from him the man who had led Milly Erne to Cottonwoods. In her fear she so controlled her mind that she did not whisper this Mormon's name to her own soul, she did not even think it. Besides, beyond this thing she regarded as a sacred obligation thrust upon her, was the need of a helper, of a friend, of a champion in this critical time. If she could rule this gun-man, as Venters had called him, if she could even keep him from shedding blood, what strategy to play his flame and his presence against the game of oppression her churchmen were waging against her? Never would she forget the effect on Tull and his men when Venters shouted Lassiter's name. If she could not wholly control Lassiter, then what she could do might put off the fatal day.

One of her safe racers was a dark bay, and she called him Bells because of the way he struck his iron shoes on the stones. When Jerd led out this slender, beautifully built horse Lassiter suddenly became all eyes. A rider's love of a thoroughbred shone in them. Round and round Bells he walked, plainly weakening all the time in his determination not to take one of Jane's favorite racers.
1. What did Venters call Lassiter?
2. Who asked Lassiter to be their rider?
3. Did he agree?
4. Why did she ask him?
5. Did she tell him as much?
6. What was she willing to give up?
7. Where was Milly led to?
8. Who took her there?
9. Whose name would Jane not speak?
10. Did she allow herself to even think it?
11. What was Jane hoping Lassiter would become to her?
12. Who was oppressing her?
13. What was she hoping she could keep from happening to him?
14. Who had shouted Lassiter's name?
15. Who did that affect?
16. Did Jane think she could control Lassiter?
17. Who is Bells?
18. How did he get his name?
19. Was Lassiter impressed with the horse?
20. Did he want to take him for himself?

Numbered answers:
1. gun-man
2. Jane
3. Yes
4. to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them
5. No
6. Whatever the price to be paid
7. Cottonwoods
8. A man
9. this Mormon's name
10. No
11. a helper, of a friend, of a champion
12. her churchmen
13. shedding blood
14. Venters
15. Tull and his men
16. No
17. One of her safe racers
18. because of the way he struck his iron shoes on the stones.
19. Yes
20. Yes

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(CNN)At the 1994 U.S. Open, John McEnroe said he would commentate on his head if Jan Siemerink won a fourth-set tiebreak after falling behind 6-0 to fellow Dutchman Richard Krajicek.

Guess what? It happened.

Siemerink claimed the next eight points and McEnroe did as he promised in a later match at the season's final major.

No commentators were believed to have said something similar when Stan Wawrinka trailed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 5-0 and 6-2 in a fourth-set tiebreak Monday at the Australian Open -- and lucky for them.

Just like Siemerink, Wawrinka did the almost unthinkable and pulled off a great escape.

The defending champion at the year's opening grand slam saved five set points in the tiebreak to close out the encounter against the Spaniard 7-6 (2) 6-4 4-6 7-6 (8) and advance to the quarterfinals.

"Losing 5-0 was a bad start to the tiebreak," Wawrinka, upset by Garcia-Lopez at the 2014 French Open, told reporters. "At 6-2 I knew it was close to come back because I had the wind with me.

"I had to focus on every point. I knew if I was going to come back (to) 6-5, (he) was going to get nervous. Just focused point after point."

Wawrinka is flying the Swiss flag after Roger Federer's surprising loss to Andreas Seppi in the third round and the world No. 4 will have to maintain, or increase, his level if he is to continue his winning streak at Melbourne Park.

Wawrinka's quarterfinal opponent, Kei Nishikori, beat the 29-year-old in the last eight in September en route to making the final at the U.S. Open.
1. what did Wawrinka pull off?
2. who else pulled off a comeback?
3. at what event?
4. what did mcenroe say he would do if Siemerink won?
5. what flag did Wawrinka fly?
6. did he win his match?
7. in what year?
8. did mcenroe follow through on his promise?
9. who was wawrinka's quarterfinal opponent
10. who beat wawrinka?
Numbered answers:
1. 5-0 and 6-2 in a fourth-set tiebreak
2. Siemerink
3. U.S. Open
4. Commentate on his head if
5. Swiss flag
6. Yes
7. 2014
8. Yes
9. Garcia-Lopez
10. Kei Nishikori