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...question-and-answer session, Philip Reilly, a member of the National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence, asked the panelists their views on the use of the genetic samples of convicted felons in scientific testing...
...Probably. The Constitution says they shall submit their votes "sealed" to the president of the Senate, but generally the balloting has been quite open. We'll know for sure on Jan. 6, when Senate president Al Gore reads the results before a joint session of Congress...
...Also on Monday, Florida's GOP-controlled legislature met again to set guidelines for a special session to approve a slate of Bush-friendly electors - and both houses approved the procedures suggested last week. This pending vote has sharply divided state Democrats and Republicans - the Democrats claim the GOP is "hijacking" the election, while Republican lawmakers argue they are only working out an "insurance policy" to be used in case legal challenges are still pending by the December 18 electoral vote deadline. Tuesday, the Florida House of Representatives voted to affirm the Bush slate of electors. The state Senate will...
...president named by January 20, the Republicans win, at least in the short term. The acting president in case there is no president or vice president to fulfill the duties is (remember your civics classes) the Speaker of the House. Since the new Congress will already be in session on January 20, the Speaker will most likely be Republican Dennis Hastert. If for any reason the Coach can't take over the top job, next in line is the president pro tempore of the Senate, the venerable Strom Thurmond ("pro tempore," by the way, is fancy lingo for "oldest...
...Association of Experiential Education (AEE) recently awarded full accreditation to the First-Year Outdoor Program (FOP), certifying that the pre-orientation session meets the same industry standards as well-known wilderness programs like Outward Bound...