In a Wednesday story, the Hartford (Conn.) Courant took a look into its crystal ball, and here's what it came up with as possible selections by a Republican President George W. Bush or a Democratic President Al Gore:
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Bush: Already designated, Andrew H. Card Jr.
Gore: His campaign chairman, William M. Daley.
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Bush: Retired four-star general and a former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Colin Powell.
Gore: Former Senate Democratic Majority Leader George Mitchell or former United Nations Ambassador Richard Holbrooke.
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Bush: Condoleezza Rice, a noted scholar who served as Bush's international strategist in the campaign.
Gore: Leon Fuerth, a longtime Gore adviser during his Senate and vice-presidential years.
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Bush: Richard Armitage, once an adviser to President Ronald Reagan, or Paul Wolfowitz, a former Pentagon undersecretary and a key Bush adviser.
Gore: Rep. Norman Dicks, D-Wash.
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Bush: Montana Gov. Marc Racicot, a key Bush defender in the Florida recount, or Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating, a former FBI agent and prosecutor.
Gore: Attorney General Janet Reno's principal deputy, Eric Holder.
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Bush: Lawrence B. Lindsey, a former Federal Reserve Board governor, or Rep. Bill Archer, R-Texas, the retiring Ways and Means Committee chairman.
Gore: The current Clinton-Gore administration secretary, Lawrence H. Summers.
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Bush: Secretary of housing and urban development, Rep. Rick A. Lazio, R-N.Y., who lost a Senate bid to first lady Hillary Clinton.
Gore: Secretary of commerce, the incumbent Norman Y. Mineta; secretary of labor, the incumbent Alexis M. Herman; Environmental Protection Agency administrator, the incumbent Carol Browner.
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