Word: jeb
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While George W. is out corralling votes in South Carolina, his brother is making his own headlines in Florida. On Thursday, Governor Jeb Bush won his battle to eliminate conventional affirmative action in the state's public university system and in the awarding of contracts. Bush's plan would abolish race and gender as factors in the college-admission process, and automatically grant the top 20 percent of all high school seniors admittance to state schools. The Florida State Board of Regents approved the governor's proposal by a vote of 12-0, a vote that sparked protest across...
...penalty can recognize the danger of wrongful convictions and act to prevent them. No one favors the death penalty for innocent people. Hopefully Illinois' action will have consequences nationwide; one especially hopes that Gov. George W. Bush's Texas, which executes more people than any other state, and Gov. Jeb Bush's Florida, which has identified more innocent death row inmates than more than any other state, will follow suit. Ryan's example shows that a politician, even one who has defended the death penalty, can still have the courage to govern by principle...
...Elian case as a potential springboard for a broader diplomatic opening. The Clinton Administration may feel it can afford to improve ties now that the exile community in Miami has squandered some of its clout on the Elian drama. If George W. Bush, the brother of Florida Governor Jeb Bush, emerges as the Republican presidential nominee, some Democrats figure they probably can't win Florida anyway. So why not take advantage of the moment to build a few bridges to Havana...
Texas belong to Bush, Florida to little brother Jeb. Dixie should be good...