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...votes, is also suing for a recount of the hand count in Palm Beach. If Gore's witness for his case in Miami-Dade turns out to be credible, he'll have done some work for Bush in Palm Beach. Beck even got in some hacking at Brace's "proffer" to the Florida Supremes, just to salt the furrows a little...
...hear the case, by the way.) The Florida high court also denied Harris's request to have all election-related lawsuits consolidated in the local circuit court in Tallahassee (something else the Bush campaign wanted), but said nothing about taking the bundle on themselves, which was Warren Christopher's proffer to the Bush camp earlier in the day. (Christopher's reason for proposal may just have something to do with the seven justices' Democratic lineage, which may also explain why Harris wanted the same consolidation in circuit court...
...hear the case, by the way.) The Florida high court also denied Harris's request to have all election-related lawsuits consolidated in the local circuit court in Tallahassee (something else the Bush campaign wanted), but said nothing about taking the bundle on themselves, which was Warren Christopher's proffer to the Bush camp earlier in the day. (Christopher's reason for proposal may just have something to do with the seven justices' Democratic lineage, which may also explain why Harris wanted the same consolidation in circuit court...
...looked like a draw, albeit a bloody one. Even as the credits rolled and the candidates headed off to their corners - they probably needed a nice stiff drink - there was some lingering tension over Lazio's forceful proffer of the soft-money ban, and even the unflappable Russert looked slightly befuddled...
...though I may be in no position to pass judgement, I look to at least offer some explanations for the phenomenon. The application-mongers of the world would proffer that there are numerous (questionable) benefits to a lengthy, tedious and stressful selection processes--it winnows out people who are not really interested, ensures dedication and identifies the strongest, most qualified candidates...