November 20, 2000 | Vol. 156 No. 21

Election 2000: College Bound? (Election 2000)

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Electoral College system--and now have to ask

Election 2000: A Dad Reflects On His Family (Election 2000)

Remembering his own tribulations, the ex-President hangs tough for his son

Election 2000: What We'll Remember (Election 2000)

Great deeds or unkept promises? Economic triumph or moral failure? The Clinton era is in the eye of the beholder

Election 2000: Running For History (Election 2000)

In his final months, Clinton has been as busy as ever, waging his campaign for the ex-presidency

Election 2000: On The Trail (Election 2000)

The Gore Campaign: Election 2000: How To Read Al's Mood (Election 2000 / The Gore Campaign)

Election 2000: The Baseball Blackout (Election 2000 / The Bush Campaign)

The Gore Campaign: Election 2000: The Kids In The Hall (Election 2000 / The Gore Campaign)

Election 2000: Did He Really Say That? (Election 2000 / The Bush Campaign)

Election 2000: This Old House (Election 2000)

Two hundred years after John Adams became the first President to move in, the White House, heavy with history, prepares to welcome America's 43rd Chief Executive

Electoral College Debate: Election 2000: It's A Mess, But We've Been Through It Before (Election 2000 / Electoral College Debate)

A popular majority was frustrated three times in the past. Democracy survived

Election 2000: Setting The Tone (Election 2000)

Day One, as the New Guy hits the ground stumbling

Election 2000: Capitol Hill (Election 2000)

If time doesn't heal all wounds, a Senate seat just might. After a dogged campaign, the First Lady gets a chance to work on a legacy all her own

Election 2000: What It Took (Election 2000)

The winner is still uncertain, but here's the inside story of the key moments that propelled Bush and Gore to a deadlocked Election Day

Election 2000: No Apologies (Election 2000)

Green Party nominee Ralph Nader, the most vilified man in the presidential election, counts no heroes among his critics

Election 2000: Don't Blame Me (Election 2000)

I voted for Nader as a genuine protest. If Gore loses, he did it all on his own

Election 2000: Eye Of The Storm (Election 2000)

Florida's 25 electoral votes will decide the next President. But first comes the struggle to decide who should get them

Election 2000: New Faces In The Senate (Election 2000)

The fresh players who will be joining the upper house, where calls will be closer and debates more divisive

Election 2000: How Can He Govern? (Election 2000)

With the power of the office sapped and Congress split, will the job be worth having?

Election 2000: The Not-So-Invisible Man (Election 2000)

DENNIS HASTERT, HOUSE SPEAKER

Election 2000: RICHARD GEPHARDT, HOUSE MINORITY LEADER: Risking a Lot, Winning a Little (Election 2000)

RICHARD GEPHARDT, HOUSE MINORITY LEADER

Electoral College Debate: Election 2000: The Hidden Beauty Of The System (Election 2000 / Electoral College Debate)

It gives the states a chance to be heard, but the electoral voting should be automatic

Electoral College Debate: Election 2000: ...And Its Musty Old Quirks (Election 2000 / Electoral College Debate)

It feels antiquated now that the presidency is more important and the states less so

Election 2000: Breaking Down The Electorate (Election 2000)

Election 2000: Reversal of... ...Fortune (Election 2000)

For a few moments, each side thought it had captured the presidency, only to lose it again. An inside look at that historic night and the war that has begun

Election 2000: Trent Lott: The Prickly Pragmatist: (Election 2000)

TRENT LOTT, SENATE MAJORITY LEADER

Election 2000: TOM DASCHLE, SENATE MINORITY LEADER: Partisan from the Prairie (Election 2000)

TOM DASCHLE, SENATE MINORITY LEADER

Election 2000: It's a Crisis! But Largely on Cable (Election 2000)

Hold the hysteria, please. There's plenty of time for us to sort out this mess

Election 2000: TV Makes A Too-Close Call (Election 2000)

The networks' Florida flip-flops threw election night into chaos and undercut viewer confidence. But the media are still driving the postelection campaign

Election 2000: For Moments Like This, I Love This Country (Election 2000)

Despite, if not because of, its quirks

Election Notebook (Election Notebook)

The Envelope, Please (Election Notebook)

TIME's Campaign 2000 awards honor notable achievements by politicians, their supporters and the local fauna

The Chosen People Who Can't Choose (Election Notebook)

That's Some Frequency (Election Notebook)

Milestones Nov. 20, 2000 (Election Notebook / Milestones)

Yeah, and Your Elections Are, Like, So Much Cooler (Election Notebook)

Decisive News (Election Notebook)

Fun With Democracy (Election Notebook)

Let's Elect By Counting, Not Spinning Or Suing (Election 2000)

Gore should take a lesson from Nixon

Why a Split Decision Is a Sign of Sanity (Election 2000)

We're locked in an exquisite immobility

Numbers: Nov. 20, 2000 (Election Notebook / Numbers)

If The Revolution Is Televised (Election Notebook)

Essay: Where We Go from Here (Essay)

Letter from Florida: When the Going Gets Weird... (Letter from Florida)

...Florida takes the wheel. And this time, we're taking you with us

To Our Readers: The First Draft of History (To Our Readers)