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Westfall, the Crimson's second-leading scorer on the season, was particularly persistent on offense, even as Harvard trailed by two. She recorded four of the nine shots the Crimson fired on net in the game...
...Throughout U.S. history, only nine electors out of some 18,000 have violated their pledges. It's going to be hard to find one who's going to break his or hers. Frank Straka, a Bush-Cheney elector from Arizona, tells TIME, for example, that he won't switch even if Gore wins the popular vote nationally. "It's like the playoffs," he says. "One team may score more runs, but if they don't win the four games, they lose...
...legislature could reconvene and appoint electors itself. Amazingly, the U.S. Constitution does not require that electors be popularly chosen--only that the states come up with some method for appointing them. Under federal law, the Florida legislature has until Dec. 12 to pick new electors. It could even vote to let the Governor pick the electors--but don't count on it. Florida has a G.O.P.-controlled legislature, but it would be toast if it usurped popular control of an election...
...moment was in Philadelphia when they had that family party, and Jeb got up and said something very nice. He said, 'I see my brother as presidential.' I tell you that if there is anything that is dreaded, it is these stories saying Jeb was holding back. One story even suggested he was doing it so he could be center stage. That hasn't anything to do with polls. That has to do with family. Jeb worked his heart out for his brother...
...Clinton Administration has failed. In certain areas, he and his colleagues have not risen above the transactional level. They've done it rhetorically, in laying out great ideas and great dreams and hopes. But they haven't followed through strategically, or in terms of commitment and conviction, to even begin to solve these basic problems...