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Perhaps he's picking up on the distant strains of a Buddhist chant - or maybe he's just feeling feisty. Whatever the reason, Vice President Al Gore has decided that offense is the best tactic when it comes to campaign finance reform, putting forward a new system in which a $1.7 billion public-private endowment would provide every candidate with his or her total campaign funding. The plan, which was met with lukewarm support from the patron saint of campaign finance, John McCain, would get rid of the direct ties between private contributors, federal officeholders and the two political parties...
...ping pong ball. As it ricochets off the paddle and hurtles through the air, the anticipation heightens. Suddenly, the hushed silence is shattered as the little, white ball plops into the cup, splashing some of the contents onto the table. Cheers erupt, and the frat brothers of Sigma Chi chant iDrink! Drink! Drink!i But unlike the other players, Jason P. Brinton e00-i02 isnit worried about his play getting sloppy. His cups arenit filled with beer-theyire foaming with Sprite. Brinton calmly lifts the cup to his mouth and pounds it like a champ...
...side of the theater's entrance, the other side was mobbed by sign-toting Bradley and Gore supporters - mostly white and college-aged. The Gore group dwarfed the Bradley contingent. And despite the bustle of 125th Street, upper Manhattan's main thoroughfare, the block was dominated by the rhythmic chant "You, you know the story. Tell the whole wide world this is Gore territory." Harlem congressman Charles Rangel, in a thinly veiled rehashing of his Gore endorsement, told the crowd: "We have to make sure that when it's all over we can stand together...
...support won't be enough for the Crimson to chant "This is our house" with justification. But an audible "Let's Go Harvard" would be a nice beginning...
...Diallo, who hailed from the African nation of Guinea, lied on his application for political asylum, falsely claiming he was fleeing persecution in Mauritania. Then if all else fails, lash out at Sharpton and the busload of semi-professional protesters he imports from New York City each day to chant "No justice, no peace! No justice, no peace!" in the park across the street from the courthouse. Harp on everything except this: why in New York City and other cities across America, some white cops look at every young black man as a suspect and a threat...