Word: 12th
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...nation of laws, and there seems to be no limit to the constitutional provisions, statutes, court precedents and common-law principles that may be called upon to determine who will be the next President. The legal battle so far has taken in issues as majestic as the 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and as humble as the status of the now famous dimpled chad...
...usually a routine joint session on Jan. 5 or 6 to count the Electoral College vote. If the Florida results are still at issue, an 1887 law permits the House and Senate, by a majority vote in each, to throw out Florida's electors. One reading of the 12th Amendment holds that Gore would then become President: he would have a majority of the remaining electors. But another reading says the election would then be thrown to the House to decide. In that case, each state would cast one vote, determined by the U.S. Representatives from that state. A majority...
Cole finished 12th at the Olympic Trials this summer in the 1500-meter freestyle and has already set NCAA qualifying standards in the mile and 500 freestyle...
Shevchik proved himself to be among the nation's best in his first season at Harvard last year. He placed eighth in the 200-meter backstroke and 12th in the 400-meter individual medley at NCAAs to earn All-American honors and the bulk of Harvard's scoring for the meet...
Last summer, Cole placed 12th in the 1,500-meter freestyle at the Olympic Trials held in Indianapolis. Over the course of his high-school career, Cole was named state champion five times...