Word: pressing
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...race, between Michigan Republican Sen. Spencer Abraham and Democratic challenger Debbie Stabenow, was too close to call at press time, but the Democratic total will not exceed 50 seats...
With 77 percent of precincts reporting as of 1 a.m., 53 percent of voters opposed Question 5. The Associated Press projected the final total would show a loss for Question...
Question 3, which would have made greyhound racing illegal, was rejected by voters, according to the Associated Press' projections. Incomplete returns showed the question trailing by a narrow margin...
...press time last night, the contest for this nation's presidency had not yet ended. Although we have strongly supported Vice President Al Gore '69, we congratulate both Gore and his opponent, Texas Gov. George W. Bush, on a well-fought race and look forward to hearing the outcome tomorrow. The Republican party also seems to have maintained its control of Congress, a worrisome result we hope will be balanced by a Democratic President...
...cutting measure by the nets after the 1988 election (they'd previously run their own polls, often in partnerships with major daily newspapers), the VNS currently is run by a consortium of the three big networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) as well as Fox News, CNN and the Associated Press. Subscribers such as the New York Times and the Washington Post (and TIME magazine) pony up an undisclosed (but juicy) bit of change for access...