Word: 12th
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...best time by five seconds," said Cole, who finished 12th at Olympic Trials this summer in the 1,500-meter freestyle...
...Jefferson--"I trust," he said, "the Federalists will not finally be so mad as to vote for Burr"--that the House at last elected Jefferson on the 36th ballot. (Four years later, Burr killed Hamilton in a duel.) The crisis of 1800 led to reform: the 12th Amendment required that the Electoral College must thereafter vote separately for President and Vice President...
...Senate splits 50-50, can Al Gore break the tie? A: It's not clear. As president of the Senate, Gore has the power to cast tie-breaking votes, but the 12th Amendment calls for a majority of "Senators" to vote for vice president, and Gore is not a senator. Count on another court challenge...
...Jefferson - "I trust," he said, "the Federalists will not finally be so mad as to vote for Burr" - that the House at last elected Jefferson on the 36th ballot. (Four years later, Burr killed Hamilton in a duel.) The crisis of 1800 led to reform: the 12th Amendment required that the electoral college must thereafter vote separately for president and vice president...
Harvard was the class of the Ivy field, however, defeating sixth-place Brown by nine seconds, and downing Yale by more than 20 seconds. Eli's men turned in a disappointing 12th-place finish...