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...going anywhere. Both sides were focused on the power-sharing issues that sprang from the 50-50 tie in the Senate--an even split that assumed, of course, that Bush would defeat Gore, keeping Lieberman in the Senate as the 50th Democratic vote, with Cheney the Republican tie breaker. The even split gave moderates hope that they alone would hold the key to the President's legislative success. At times last week, it seemed there were more moderate groups meeting on Capitol Hill--the Wednesday Group, two Centrist Coalitions, assorted convocations of New Democrats--than there are bridge clubs...
...fate of the match hinged on Riddell's second-set tiebreaker against Smith. Both fought neck-and-neck but Smith edged Riddell, 7-5 in the breaker...
When Francisco Lopez casts his vote in the presidential election this fall, school vouchers just might be a deal breaker. With the help of two $4,800 publicly funded "scholarships," or vouchers, Lopez, a father of five, sends two of his daughters to a Roman Catholic girls' school a few blocks from their home on the south side of Milwaukee, Wis. Rather than place their children across town in the public school system's gifted program, Lopez and his wife Monica opted for a neighborhood private school that offers smaller classes and better communication between teachers and parents. The Lopezes...
Pleasant had 24 carries for 97 yards and two touchdowns. One of those touchdowns proved to be a back breaker, as Cornell never recovered when Pleasant broke an 82-yard touchdown run in the third quarter...
...Canadians took the second and third sets, then the fourth went to a tie-breaker. The Woodies expired quietly: two straight double faults. It was sad. Then, a few minutes later, it wasn't sad at all. After the medal ceremony, Mark, the one who's retiring, gave a little wave to the crowd, and the love rained down. They wouldn't let the Woodies leave the court. It was beautiful...