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...secretary of state (second in line for the governorship, after the lieutenant governor), Harris was widely expected to serve an unremarkable term; the post traditionally calls for a cheerleader who will drum up business and development deals within the state. Now, of course, Harris's days of national anonymity are behind her, as she wrestles with the responsibilities of her office and her allegiance to her party...
...Reportedly wary about entering politics six years ago - she had worked in commercial real estate before running successfully in 1994 for state senate - Harris has apparently found her groove. And not a moment too soon: After Jeb Bush recused himself from the Florida recount procedures, state law thrust Harris into the limelight. Her first task? Trying to convince observers that she can, in fact, serve impartially in the most treacherous political minefield in memory...
...well. Since taking a deep dip Monday that had Bush surrogate-in-chief James Baker invoking "instability" as a reason to stop the re-recounting in Florida, both the Dow and NASDAQ have been going about their bargain-hunting unperturbed by the legal and political quagmires in the Sunshine State. Both indexes posted steep three-digit gains Tuesday. On Wednesday the buyback continued - apparently some investors see an end to the Florida mess by next week...
...before anyone gets too excited over at the Gore camp, there are a few things to know about the current bench on the Florida state Supreme Court. First off, Florida doesn't follow a blanket "appointment" routine; when a seat is empty, a nonpartisan judicial nominating committee consisting of interested citizens, gubernatorial appointees and attorneys presents three judges' names to the governor, who chooses one. In other words, a governor's appointments are more or less at the mercy of that independent committee. And while its Democratic makeup and what its reputation for what conservatives call "judicial activism" may make...
Shhh! Don't tell Pat Buchanan, but the next U.S. president may have been chosen in Israel. "It's an amazing feeling, that we may be the ones to decide who is the next president of the United States," says David London. The 36-year old registered Republican from Broward County, Fla., has been living in the Jewish state for almost a decade, and his absentee ballot - along with some 100 others dispatched by South Floridian émigrés - may help determine the outcome of the U.S. presidential race...