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...dispute. This could be good news for the Gore campaign. Six of seven Florida Supreme Court justices are Democrats; the other is an independent. Leander J. Shaw Jr., the senior member of the court, is a former public defender; and several others were trial lawyers, a traditionally liberal sector of the bar. Recently, the Justices have had tense relations with Governor Jeb Bush and Florida Republicans. In April the court rejected rules he backed to speed up death-penalty appeals. Bush responded by charging the court with engaging in "unnecessary delay and legal gamesmanship" in capital cases...
...easy to read and easy to check for errors (two simple and very basic requirements lacking in the Palm Beach ballot, as well as in ballots around the country). It tells you a little something about the efficiency and effectiveness of the government compared to the private sector when we get more confirmation that our will has been recorded purchasing a book from Amazon.com than we do voting in the greatest representative democracy of the world. Like many shortcomings in the federal government, it comes down to accountability: If Amazon.com loses a small but noticeable percentage of its business...
Several panelists said that the non-profit sector has plenty of room for improvement...
...NASDAQ falls through and keeps on going, it'll likely be for its own reasons - and a deep, serious correction in the tech sector could be the foundation of a real rally. Except that it's hard to see a real rally taking root without a president-elect. If this drags on, and the markets finally run out of patience, both Al Gore and George W. Bush will deserve some responsibility...
OUCH - Martin Travis, challenger to Rep. Barney Frank, claimed he was more qualified because he has worked in the private sector, owns a home and is raising a family--unlike Frank, who is openly gay. Travis lost by a large margin in Frank's solidly Democratic district...