Word: weeks
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Like the week before, Yale was holding its breath into the last seconds of the game, but this time the outcome was in its favor...
Democracy may be weak and feverish in Florida this week, but rest assured that capitalism is in fine health. As the weekend approaches in Tallahassee, legions of journalists have learned that they will lose their hotel rooms today - due to the upcoming Florida-Florida State football game, which has always trumped all else in this town. But, sensing a silver-dollar lining, local entrepreneurs have come to the hacks' rescue...
Once locals heard of the shortage early in the week, Wright says, "We started getting spontaneous calls from residents who want to be part of history and show that Tallahassee is a very hospitable community." As word spread, that charitableness spread like a rash across town, leaving college kids and senior citizens giddy at the prospect of cashing in on the media machine...
...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...
...What about the United States Supreme Court's ruling of a week or so ago? What did they decide? A: Friday, December 1, lawyers for Bush, Katherine Harris and Gore appeared before the nine Justices of the United States Supreme Court to argue their case. Bush claimed the Florida State Supreme Court overstepped its bounds in ordering an extension of the certification deadline, while the Gore team argued the high court was operating within its jurisdiction. Last Monday, the Justices issued an unsigned brief "vacating" the Florida Supreme Court's decision and asking that court to clarify its reasoning...