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Perennial hockey stalwart Maine (7-7-0) skated by little known Wayne State (3-13-0) 4-0 on Saturday night, bringing the Black Bears' record back...
Maine 4, Wayne State...
...Democrats defected to the winning team. One of them, State Rep. Dwight Stansel, said his district's constituents, who went for Bush, were his conscience on this one. "If you don't listen to them, you'll be home," he said. "And somebody else will be listening to them." The other, Rep. Will Kendrick, said he voted with the Republicans to "do the right thing for the people we represent...
...official by Wednesday afternoon unless the Supreme Court says stop. So far, Republicans say only Al Gore's concession can stop the Senate from following through on the House and making Florida's the first state legislature in history to name its own electors. The Supremes, from their lofty perch, may not be particularly rushed by that prospect, but if they choose they have until Wednesday afternoon to stop the clock. Feeney, for one, sounded ready to play along with the nation's biggest band...
...curiam decision, the Justices also remanded the case back to the state high court with an a cryptic message: "Upon due consideration of the difficulties identified to this point, it is obvious that the recount cannot be conducted in compliance with the requirements of equal protection and due process without substantial additional work." That work would require the creation of uniform standards for vote counts, the Court explained, as well as time allowing judicial review of those standards. Many observers read that as an indication that there was no way to finish a recount by the December 12 "safe harbor...