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Congress and the National Association of Secretaries of State are now weighing their options regarding such ballot standardization measures. Although Congress cannot mandate every needed change in voting procedures, it can provide the guidance and funding that states need to make sure that the electoral process accurately reports the choices of all Americans...
Cole said that state-appointed defense attorneys are often inadequate, and that prosecutors have too much discretion in deciding whom to punish--and to what extent. He said the courts have taken a "see no evil, hear no evil" approach to racism within the criminal justice system...
After a successful weekend in the northern reaches of New York state, the Harvard Crimson are back skating on the friendly ice of Bright Hockey Center in preparation for tonight's game against Brown...
...press stopped publishing in 1976, due in part to a lack of "interesting manuscripts." North, gentle and erudite, partly blames the "fake professionalization of poetry and by the MFA phenomenon" for the shoddy state of contemporary verse. Indeed, Masters programs at prestigious schools (of which Iowa is the most famous) seem increasingly out of touch with the imaginative energy so consistent of underground communities. But today's problems are also economic. When publishing was cheaper, poets could devote their time to the serious business of writing verse-and keep their sense of humor about it. "Now," Fagin laments, "poets...
...Friday afternoon, Florida's Supreme Court stunned the nation, ruling 4-3 in favor of an immediate recount of all "undervotes" across the state and reversing Judge N. Sanders Sauls' rejection of Gore's contest of the Florida election results. The court also ordered that 383 Gore votes collected in Palm Beach County and Miami-Dade county hand recounts be included in the official tally. Those additions whittle Bush's lead down to 154 from the previous tally of 537. If the court's ruling stands - and there are bound to be appeals - Gore stands a good chance of picking...