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The race for 2000, and everything else under the Capitol dome.
Four presidential hopefuls clashed Sunday in a feisty debate six weeks before the first primary, with the Internet, farm subsidies and campaign finance taking center stage.
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| | POLITICS STORIES THIS MONTH |
| December 19, 1999 |
 | Candidates spar over Internet, ethanol and each other in Granite City debate
Four presidential hopefuls clashed Sunday in a feisty debate six weeks before the first primary, with the Internet, farm subsidies and campaign finance taking center stage.
6:20 p.m. EST |
| December 16, 1999 |
 | Poll: Whitcomb lead shrinks; 31 percent undecided
A new CNM/Bellwether Gazette poll shows the presidential front-runner's lead has narrowed to 9 points, while nearly a third of likely voters can't name a single candidate.
5:00 p.m. EST |
| December 13, 1999 |
 | Congress passes budget before deadline, cites 'computers'
Lawmakers approved a spending bill three weeks earlier than usual, saying they didn't want to risk the government's checks being dated 1900.
11:20 a.m. EST |
| December 10, 1999 |
 | Ambergast launches campaign with 30-minute infomercial
Self-funded candidate Rex Ambergast bought a half-hour of prime time to explain his platform with charts, a pointer and a set of steak knives.
3:45 p.m. EST |
| December 6, 1999 |
| | Price-Morrow campaign accidentally e-mails voters its own strategy memo
A staffer for Gov. Della Price-Morrow hit "reply all" on an internal memo, sending the campaign's plans to 18,000 supporters.
12:10 p.m. EST |
| December 1, 1999 |
 | Rep. Fenwick enters race on dial-up connection
Rep. Otis Fenwick formally announced his presidential bid live on the Internet, a broadcast watched by about 1,100 people and interrupted twice by call waiting.
10:30 a.m. EST |
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