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The election of 1988
 * The election 88 was between George H. W. Bush and Michael Dukakis.
 * J. Danforth also ran for the democrats but he got beat by Michael Dukakis.

The new President
 * Bush brought a wide range of experience to the white house. He was a pilot in world war II.
 * He owned a oil business in Texas that was successful.

Drugs,Education,and the Environment
 * As president,he appointed William Bennett to be a special "drug czar"
 * Bennett resigned in 1990
 * Bob Martinez replaced him
 * Bush also appointed a strong defender of the environment William Reilly to head of Environmental Protection Agency
 * The biggest problem we had was nuclear wast

Savings and loan crisis
 * Banks failed putting pressure on the nations finances.
 * The S&L had long financed mortgages

Reducing the deficit
 * congress and Bush in 1990 struggled over the budget that lowered the deficit
 * They failed to pass the budget by October 1

The election of 1990
 * during the 1990 election campaign congress found voters in a angry mood.

flags and the supreme court
 * In 1989 the court struck down a Texas law that had made burning of the America flag a crime.
 * The justices ruled that burning of the America flag was a form of free speech.
 * It was protected by the first amendment.

Chapter 4

The end of the cold war?
 * In 1989 the Berlin wall came down
 * Hundreds of east Berliners streamed through the gates to visit the west

New directions in Latin America