Word: minefields
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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President-elect George W. Bush's first nomination for his nascent Cabinet was a confirmation on Saturday of the worst-kept secret in Washington: Gen. Colin L. Powell, (Ret.), for secretary of state. Would for him that every step of this fast tiptoe through the transition minefield could be this sure...
...legislature has ever used the 1948 law to select electors, and it is not clear if the American public would accept it. Another potential minefield: passing a bill to select electors would require the approval of Governor Jeb Bush, the candidate's brother...
...senate - Harris has apparently found her groove. And not a moment too soon: After Jeb Bush recused himself from the Florida recount procedures, state law thrust Harris into the limelight. Her first task? Trying to convince observers that she can, in fact, serve impartially in the most treacherous political minefield in memory...
...senate - Harris has apparently found her groove. And not a moment too soon: After Jeb Bush recused himself from the Florida recount procedures, state law thrust Harris into the limelight. Her first task? Trying to convince observers that she can, in fact, serve impartially in the most treacherous political minefield in memory...
...real battle is still likely to be waged in the streets, for now. Antiabortion activists may not change anyone's mind about the pill--but they could have an effect if they persuade enough doctors that entering this minefield is dangerous to their health and practice. The tactic has worked well for years now; in much of the country, Roe v. Wade might as well not exist, and the only way the abortion pill changes that is if doctors everywhere decide to offer it. "There are a lot of doctors who feel very strongly that women have a right...