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...political base by jotting on 3-by-5 cards the particulars of everyone they ever met, 100,000 names now. As time went on, she became less demure about being out front. She issued a mission statement focused on children's issues, helped lift Missouri to 10th place from 49th in child immunizations and lobbied the legislature ("Shamelessly," she says) for the Outstanding Schools Act, which resulted in smaller class size and more computers. It passed despite a tax increase. In her last conversation with her husband, who was calling from the plane to say he would be home...
...could face a politically analogous scenario if Florida's electors aren't selected by the middle of next month. On December 18, the nation's electors gather to cast their ostensibly preordained votes for president. And if Florida's electors remain captives of extended legal maneuverings or the 49th recount, the other 513 electors would probably just have to vote on their own. And although Al Gore currently leads in the electoral count, since only about half of those electors are legally required to vote the party line, a new vote could easily mean a victory for either candidate...
...When the talk turned to health insurance, you could almost see Gore licking his chops. Bush gave a pat response about policy initiatives, and Gore launched into an attack on Texas? record: "Texas ranks 49th in the nation for children with healthcare, 49th in the nation for women with healthcare and 50th for families with healthcare," he crowed. The Governor looked miffed, as if Gore had just insulted him personally, which perhaps he had. Bush responded with an attack on Gore?s role in Hillary Clinton?s disastrous universal health care proposal, noting that Texas had done a better...
...Nordic side of the mountain, junior Brad Williams also turned in stronger performances as the season wore on. Williams took 54th in the men's 10-kilometer classic and 49th in the men's freestyle pursuit at the Eastern Championships, tops among Harvard men in the two cross-country events...
Junior Brad Williams took 54th in the men's 10K classic on Friday and 49th in the men's freestyle pursuit the next day, tops among Harvard men in the two cross-country events...