Word: protesters
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...officials monitoring the count at local ballot stations confirm that Kostunica won 55 percent of the vote. Reading Milosevic's call for a runoff election as a play for time, the opposition has flatly rejected a second ballot and vowed to bring the country to a standstill through mass protest until Milosevic accepts the will of the electorate. The first battle of wills will come Wednesday night in Belgrade, where the opposition has scheduled a massive victory celebration but the government has moved busloads of police into position and dismantled the stage built for the rally...
...doubt steeling itself for the rash of phone calls, protests and editorials that will accompany any decision they make. But come Friday, there may be no movement at all. Political observers speculate it's quite possible the agency will hedge its bets and ask for more time to consider the issue, in an effort to divert attention from the pill - and its purpose - until after the November 7 election. And Al Gore isn't likely to protest that line of logic...
...still, one might protest, surely a democracy depends upon an informed, engaged citizenry, and surely the best democracy is one where everyone is well- informed and everyone votes...
...news station. (The parents say the media scrutiny will keep the children's services office in check.) Gender PAC, a Washington-based group that lobbies for equality for transgendered people, has also helped publicize the case. Transgender activists around the world have contacted the county children's agency in protest. A growing media circus greets each court development. Last week the child's case was stalled while everyone argued for days over whether cameras should be in the courtroom...
There are those who say this choice is unsatisfactory. They plan to stay home on Election Day or cast a protest vote for Al Gore or George W. Bush. But that is taking the easy way out. Serious citizens will study the serious candidates and make a serious choice. Both men proved their seriousness this week. The Federal Election Commission ruled that Buchanan is entitled to the Reform Party's $12.6 million in matching funds, which makes him one of the nation's larger welfare mothers. And a federal judge ruled that Nader may continue running a TV commercial that...