Word: closed
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...state where his own brother is Governor. Gore continues to press hard in Florida, but a top campaign official worries: "We're tied or up 3% there, but that's a lot of money. At some point, you wonder whether they can overwhelm you. And in a close race, just two points ..." The official's voice trails...
...much time in the Tampa?St. Petersburg area of Florida that they are beginning to seem like neighbors. "In the past, if they came once, it was a momentous occasion," says Hillsborough County commissioner Jan Platt. "Now it's, 'Oh, here they are again.'" The presidential race is so close that every vote matters, but it's becoming clear that some votes matter more than others. "This election," says Bush strategist Karl Rove, "is going to be decided in the last precinct, in the last state, in the last hour, on the last day." No one issue, no one theme...
...crowd was extremely appreciative and from then, the band just got livelier. Malone continued thrilling the crowd with his flexible runs and providing an interesting contrast to Green's slightly stiff playing. Yet, the overall performance of the trio was satisfyingly intimate, having had the trio up close and personal with the audience...
...race as close as this, the last sliver of undecideds may well choose their lever by taking one last look around their world. For all the fretting about sighing, sniffing, stumbling and exaggeration, if the world and Wall Street's current state of tenuousness are still riding the front pages in November, this would well be a classic status quo election - about whether or not America could indeed benefit from a change of leadership. And whether in a time of relative chaos, voters feel comfortable turning over the reins to George W. Bush...
...tech side, some technical signs have been encouraging, like the high volatility that accompanied the week's woes. That's supposedly a sign that the bounce wasn't just a knee-jerk buyback. And traders have been pointing to 3250 as a key level to clear. Today's close...