Word: endingly
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...centerpiece of yesterday's legal action came in state court, where judge Terry P. Lewis upheld the 5 p.m. deadline that Harris had announced for certifying all votes. That decision seemed to be a victory for the Bush forces, who are trying to end all recounts, but in his decision Lewis also said Harris should exercise discretion, leaving a small window of hope for the Gore forces...
...fourth estate cannot be trusted (and conservatives will probably see finger-wagging from the Washington Post and others as liberal self-righteousness). Though Ellis himself denies any wrongdoing - and there is no direct evidence his role in Fox's broadcast had any permanent damaging effects - in the end, it's Ellis' career that will most likely suffer. Infinite claims of innocence, after all, cannot erase the appearance of impropriety - in an industry where appearances are everything...
...However, the fact that both sides are managing to claim a victory in a decision that was supposed to favor the Bush camp may, in itself, be encouraging for those with an eye on the calendar. "We see an end to this in a matter of days, not weeks," said Christopher (after calling Baker's earlier offer "sleeves from his vest"). And if the last fight in this mess is whether or not Harris will accept late returns up to the Friday-midnight deadline for overseas ballots, well, then Baker's offer has already covered that possibility...
...Until a new peace framework emerges, however, the impasse in negotiations leaves the Palestinian demand for an end to Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, and the Israeli demand for security, to be pursued over the barrel of a gun rather than over a shiny table. Although the Palestinians lack the military means to expel the Israelis from the occupied territories, they are able to sustain a low-level war of attrition in the hope that the human cost of maintaining military outposts and civilian settlements in Palestinian areas eventually outweighs any benefit for Israel...
...Europeans are lukewarm on the first two, and ice-cool on the third. Then again, being the world's biggest polluter gives Washington significant leverage over the final form of the treaty. Which may mean that whatever the shape of the deal cut by the politicians, the raw end will inevitably fall to the planet...