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Professors say that Summers' commitment to the project carries some weight in and of itself, and the University presidency has certain roles in the recruitment and appointment process that the former professor could expedite. But the drawn-out and labor-intensive nature of the appointment process may make Summers' task difficult...
...chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee called members to a meeting in hopes of moving John Ashcroft's nomination as U.S. attorney general to the floor of the Senate. Instead, he was stonewalled by Democrats - in what may be the precursor to a drawn-out filibuster...
Sharon R. Krause, an assistant professor of government who teaches Government 10, "Introduction to Political Thought," agreed that a conclusion to this drawn-out process was important...
Here's some basic math. The NASDAQ has lost half its value. To get even, it must double. At 10% a year, money doubles in about seven years. That gets you the drawn-out recovery. Yet no-dividend growth stocks should compound at 12% to 15%, implying a recovery in about five years. And I believe the market has muscle memory; having been there once, it's easier to get back. My prediction? Three years. Odds are I'm wrong. What's important, though, is that I'm mentally set for a grind. Go ahead, Mr. Market, surprise me, pleeeeze...
...what the vice president says could be his last legal stand in this drawn-out election, the Gore team presented its appeal of Leon County Circuit Court Judge Sanders Sauls' ruling, which dismissed Gore's contest of the Florida election results. And because Gore's lawyers had to show some flaw in Sauls' decision or interpretation of the law, it was the judge's opinion itself that sustained the most intensive scrutiny during the 90-minute session...