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How Significant
Is the Race
for the White House?
The actions of the U.S. president are important to the welfare of many nations. Some observers consider the current contest for top American leadership to be uninspiring and lackluster. Yet the stakes are high when we consider the domestic and international implications.
The next president of the United States will make some momentous decisions. The Supreme Court is a case in point. It is highly probable that either George Bush or Al Gore will have the opportunity to choose three or four new justices for the nine-member court as current justices take long-awaited retirements. The constitutional status of such important issues as abortion and religious freedoms could alter significantly depending on whether the next president appoints conservative or liberal justices.
On the international scene the next president will have to decide how to approach China with regard to the security of Taiwan and other important issues such as trade relations. Increasing globalism is another significant world trend. How far will the next president want to push a reluctant American electorate down the road of global economic integration and more free trade?
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