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...could also mean that North Idahoans got so mad at CNN they decided to go vote out of spite, increasing the turnout. Since Idahoans are often an ornery bunch, this explanation is as likely as the first...
Parrott used to work for Walter Jones but broke with him in a loan dispute and now hints he knows some secrets about his opponent. Still, Parrott says he's not running for spite and won't let personal animus dictate the debate, which he says should focus on education, health care and the environment. He believes that if we could eliminate government fraud and tax breaks for the rich, there would be abundance for the poor, the young and the elderly...
...that Florida, usually counted on by the GOP for 25 electoral votes, is up for grabs with Clinton and Dole running in a dead heat. Meanwhile, a new California poll shows Clinton holding on to an 18 point lead in that state, leading Dole 52 to 34 percent. In spite of bad news from the pollsters, Dole insisted he could still win the election next Tuesday, claiming that his campaign was getting better. "Its the classic end of campaign game," says TIME's Tamala Edwards. "Dole is staying positive, but there is a creeping realization that things will not turn...
This Town depicts a press corps hungry for any story that will sell. Finally, a scandal about the First Dog emerges to satiate their hunger, and Scampergate is unleashed. In spite of the play's parody of such "-gates" as Haircutgate, Nannygate and Filegate, Blumenthal paints a dark world in which nepotism, backstabbing and the unquenchable thirst for stardom plague journalism...
...premature for Aleman to claim victory. The elections themselves were a morass of inefficient bureaucracy, hampered by delays in ballot delivery, tardy officials and power outages. Lines formed before dawn on Sunday, and many voters resolutely waited for two or three hours to cast their ballots. In spite of the hitches, outgoing President Violeta Chamorro called the election a "beautiful process." "This is what I want, that we may continue to build what we started in 1990," she said. "People wanted to vote." ?? Frank Pellegrini