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The Launch of a New Millennium

The Presidential election of 2000 was the start of a new millennium. George W. Bush was elected president and he took on the initiative of leading us into a new era. The new millennium didn't bring peace, but led us head first into the start of the Iraq war. As the Iraq war was taking place, the United States was suffering from a falling economy and struggled to rebuild devastation from hurricanes in the South. While this was going on, the Roman Catholics were facing devastation as well, when Pope John Paul II died. On the positive side, there were new technologies being invented and a variety of different entertainment taking place. When 2008 came along, this is when we elected our first African American president Barack Obama.