Word: jeb
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Florida, heal thyself: Jeb Bush, chasing after the last scrap of his national credibility, has already announced he will undergo a statewide renovation of the voting apparatus. Florida Republicans will be anxious to prove themselves merciful, and worthy of the decision they made to see Bush elected. There is plenty of motivation around for Florida to clean up its act, and enough public shame to raise the money. Maybe George'll even kick in a few bucks, make sure the place doesn't go Democrat...
...Martinez, a Florida county official who fled Cuba as a young man, is Bush's choice for secretary of housing and urban development. Martinez, the former head of Orlando's Housing Agency, is a close associate of Florida governor Jeb Bush - and his appointment will undoubtedly raise a few eyebrows among Sunshine State Democrats...
...JEB BUSH May have to sign a bill sending W. to the White House. Marvin and Neil have it so easy...
...declined to order recounts. In Atlanta, a federal appeals court was considering a Bush lawsuit aiming to throw out all the recounts. And in Tallahassee, the Florida legislature--another old enemy--has been threatening to ignore the court and simply select the Bush Electoral College delegates. As for Jeb Bush, he was feuding with the Florida justices even before they tried to make it more difficult for his brother to reach the White House...
...along party lines: six of the seven justices are Democrats. Nor was it ideological: Leander J. Shaw Jr., one of the court's most liberal members, dissented. And political paybacks don't seem to have carried the day. Peggy A. Quince--the one justice whose credentials were signed by Jeb Bush--ruled for Gore. In fact, the only pattern to emerge was generational: the four justices most recently appointed to the court all sided with Gore...