Word: righting
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...vice president is picked by the Senate, right? And he can be of a different party from the president? A: Yes! The Constitution says the Senate must pick from the two highest vice-presidential vote getters in the electoral college...
...Lieberman be a member of that new Senate if he hasn't resigned yet? He won't potentially be sworn in as vice president until Jan. 20, right? A: Yes. Lieberman will be a member of the new Senate for a few days and then he could resign as late as noon on Jan. 20, when, if his ticket wins, he'd become vice president. He's not allowed to hold both jobs at the same time...
...answer when they go to their leaders with this question. They're just hoping to pressure Israel into making the next move. At the beginning, Hussein Sheikh told us it was the 'battle for final status,' saying the uprising was necessary to strengthen the Palestinians' negotiating position. But right now that looks unlikely...
...There are some minor precipices already in sight. After the selling picked up speed heading into the bell, the NASDAQ closed down 171 points to 3028 by midafternoon, is rubbing right up against the 3000-and-change barrier that technical analysts say is poised to give way. And the Dow, down 231 to 10,602, may soon encounter a similar problem with...
...History remembers the strangest things: Ronald Reagan's jellybean fetish, Nixon's penchant for tape recorders, Johnson's inexplicable urge to pick his dogs up by their ears. And although you may not feel like it right now, you're in an enviable position: Over the next week or so you have the opportunity to shape not only the way history will remember you, but the way the future will treat you as well...