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...ballots With control of the state legislature hinging on a three-way contest in Lake County, Democrat Jeanne Windham and the Constitution Party's Rick Jore wound up in a 1,559-to-1,559 tie. But those totals included seven ballots marked for both Jore and the Republican also-ran--votes that recount officials awarded to Jore. The Montana Supreme Court last week threw out "one or more" of the double-marked ballots, thus handing victory to Windham and the statehouse to the Democrats. --By Julie Rawe. Reported by Sandeep Kaushik and Jeffrey Ressner
Last year, the matchup with the Lions marked game two of an abysmal three-game losing streak that dropped Harvard from national powerhouse to Ivy League also-ran...
...viewers from choosing alternatives like cable, video games and the Internet, the challenge faced by NBC and Zucker is their most serious in at least a decade. Not only has the once geriatric CBS raced to the top of the network pack with its powerful CSI franchise, but perennial also-ran ABC has the season's sole breakout hits, Lost and Desperate Housewives, a steamy evening soap that Zucker passed on. If the ratings slide continues, it could put a dent in NBC's well-cultivated image as the upscale network of choice for Madison Avenue and make it hard...
Battle On Tap America's also-ran beer, Miller, is finally making a real run at Budweiser...
...BUSINESS BEER: America's also-ran, Miller, is finally taking on Budweiser...