Word: acceptibility
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...within seven days of the election. Leon County circuit-court Judge Terry Lewis, who was assigned the case, issued an initial decision that offered something to each side. He ruled that the counties could continue their hand counts, but he also affirmed that Harris had the authority not to accept those recounted votes. And there was one more thing: Harris could not abuse her discretion in rejecting the hand-recounted votes...
...Florida election quagmire could end up before the U.S. Supreme Court, although that is not likely. The high court doesn't usually accept cases in which state courts are interpreting state law. And that should be especially true of the current court, which has been aggressive about extending state authority in the federal system. But, in the end, both sides will have the right to at least present their case to the Supreme Court. And that fact should ensure that, no matter how acrimonious things become in Florida, the ultimate result is one that both sides--and, more crucially...
...Allegations of cops' dealing drugs, shooting unarmed suspects, planting guns and routinely falsifying police reports have left the force reeling. So far, 100 Rampart-related convictions have been overturned. More corruption cases involving police officers are in the works, and the city has been forced to accept a consent decree under which a federal judge will oversee police reforms. Liability suits by those wrongly accused could cost Los Angeles upwards of $100 million. Meanwhile, crime rates are rising again--homicides are up 38% in Rampart neighborhoods this year--as evidence mounts that officers are scaling back on aggressive policing...
...sighing strings. The Boys sing lines like "I cannot hide I can't erase/ The way you make me feel inside/You complete me girl that's why." The gushing, unapologetic pathos of the song may stink like rotten milk to some listeners. But if you're willing to accept sentiment in place of emotion, corniness in place of craft and corporate marketing in place of your own free will, it can be intoxicating...
...State circuit court judge Jorge Labarga rules that the Palm Beach canvassing board can accept "dimpled" or "pregnant" chads...