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Around midnight, rain clouds finally burst on the War Memorial crowd--and the electoral skies darkened as well. The tide turned against the vice president, as outside his supporters began being soaked by a steady light rain...

Author: By Garrett M. Graff, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Gore Minutes From Conceding | 11/9/2000 | See Source »

declared Bush's Florida victory. As the announcement was broadcast on a huge projection screen, the Austin crowd burst into joyful pandemonium...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Deadlock: Recount Ordered | 11/8/2000 | See Source »

...networks again declared Florida, and thus the nation, too close to call. Tom Brokaw was caught munching a cracker on camera and burst out into uncontrollable laughter along with the rest of the NBC studio. The anchors are punch-drunk, and so am I. A bleary-eyed election official looks like she's about to collapse into the camera on ABC. "We're not exactly sure what quite to do next," said Peter Jennings. You said it, Petey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Real Media Bias: Let Judge Mills Lane Decide! | 11/7/2000 | See Source »

McEvoy said zamboni problems are not unprecedented in college hockey. She said several years ago, Colgate University needed to borrow a zamboni for one of their games. And she said that during the NCAA tournament around five years ago, players had to skate on melting ice because of a burst pipe in the rink...

Author: By Timothy M. Mcdonald, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Zambonis Send Smoke Into Ice Rink, Force Game Delays | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

Every politician knows to kiss a baby, but most avoid holding one for very long to escape blame for the inevitable burst of tears. Last Wednesday, after the President graciously accepted the hand-off of Representative Gregory Meeks' rambunctious one-year-old, instantly captivating her with a hybrid game of patty-cake and applause on cue, he seamlessly delivered the rationale for continuing what he had started in near perfect political, historical and emotional pitch. "It takes a long time to turn a country around," he said, after ticking off the achievements of his Administration, and noted, "This...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: The Next-to-the-Last Hurrah | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

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