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...would have guessed that the news that antiquated machines routinely miscount votes could compete for audience share with the sexual recollections of a White House intern in a thong? There are no brief outfits in this drama, and only the briefest appearances by the principals, who must realize from election results that half the country would be happy never to see them again. Bush, criticized for playing host to photo ops with a ghost Cabinet resurrected from Dad's White House, retreated last week to his ranch to nurse a boil, surely a biblical reminder that we'll all need...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election 2000: Spot the Characters? | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

...certain date than DreamWorks would run to hype rival Saving Private Ryan. The stakes: a $10,000 contribution to the charity of the winner's choice. When the deadline rolled around, Beatty claimed victory. (Miramax's final tally was 118 pages, vs. 165 for DreamWorks.) Katzenberg alleged a miscount. But in Hollywood a suit will often defer to a star, especially when so paltry a sum is concerned. Katzenberg paid up. When Beatty told Miramax's HARVEY WEINSTEIN about Katzenberg's concession, Weinstein proclaimed a dubious moral victory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Moguls At Play | 4/5/1999 | See Source »

...full four years. Although my adviser claims that history and literature has just 16 concentration requirements, I recently counted 17 plus eight Core requirements. My secondary concentration adds an additional four tutorials and three women's studies half-courses. Hmmm.... is that 32 required courses or did I miscount while filling out my plan of study last night...

Author: By Kamil E. Redmond, | Title: No Study Abroad for Me | 5/20/1998 | See Source »

...council was to elect three Ivy League Council representatives, but because of a miscount of the original vote, Egan and Karteron will be sharing the third spot...

Author: By Barbara E. Martinez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: U.C. Committee Picks Reps. for Ivy Council | 10/22/1997 | See Source »

...losing candidate sued current Councillor Anthony D. Galluccio, the winner of the vote, claiming a miscount. The dispute was resolved in Galluccio's favor...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Computers To Speed Cambridge Elections | 9/24/1997 | See Source »

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