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...council first formally incorporated into its constitution the referendum vote to reduce its size to 50 members, voting overwhelmingly to abolish the current system of proportional representation that seats around 90 representatives...
While George W. is out corralling votes in South Carolina, his brother is making his own headlines in Florida. On Thursday, Governor Jeb Bush won his battle to eliminate conventional affirmative action in the state's public university system and in the awarding of contracts. Bush's plan would abolish race and gender as factors in the college-admission process, and automatically grant the top 20 percent of all high school seniors admittance to state schools. The Florida State Board of Regents approved the governor's proposal by a vote of 12-0, a vote that sparked protest across...
Four other states--New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Kentucky--are considering halting executions, while Oregon opponents are seeking a voter referendum this November to abolish them...
...Keyes' big issues are the foundations of social conservatism--pro-life, anti-homosexual, and "pro-family." He opposes gun control and would, in his pipe-dream administration, abolish the federal income tax. He favors school prayer. Keyes stands out among similar arch-conservatives for his firebrand speaking, filled with harangues against the immoral left and punctuated with index fingers gesturing upwards, probably to Almighty God. And while these stands are boilerplate conservative--or at least boilerplate far, far right conservative--Keyes is close to unique in the party for his race talk. He is one of very few Republicans willing...
...Gore and Bradley to make concrete proposals, so each of them is providing the other with a target to shoot at. The two Democrats have offered big, detailed plans, but each has a different emphasis. Bradley's is big but not so detailed. In its main element, it would abolish Medicaid, which provides coverage for the poor, and channel them instead to enroll in the insurance program already available to federal employees. Bradley would also offer the poor tax breaks and subsidies to help pay for insurance. Gore's plan is detailed but not so big. He aims to provide...