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...keep track of the pledges and proposals made on the stump by presumptive presidential candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore. This week Gore widened his lead over Bush and seemed likely to help us reach our goal of 100 pledges by the November election. Thank you, Al. Keep 'em coming...
...Appeals. Ask the company's attorneys, and they will tell you with unshakable confidence that the three-judge review panel of the appeals court, whoever those judges may be, will see the flaws in Jackson's reasoning and strike down all elements of his decision--not just the split-'em-up remedy but the findings of law and fact...
...months before voters start paying attention? "Some would say, 'What's taken him so long?'," says Tumulty. The plan: Stick to the positive stuff, the vision stuff, the I-am-Al-Gore stuff until August. Get the voters to feel comfortable with Gore as economic steward. And then hit 'em with the fear and loathing - the "risky scheme" Gore - all fall...
...states where the death penalty is not a major civic tradition. Michigan, for instance, has no death penalty, and the state's Republican Governor, John Engler, opposes capital punishment. So does Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura. There's been one execution in Ohio since 1976, three in Pennsylvania. "The hang-'em-high culture of Texas doesn't play in the Midwest," says pollster Geoff Garin. And among Roman Catholics, considered a swing group, support for capital punishment is lower than among other groups, at least in part because of the church's aggressive stance against...
...KEEP 'EM COMING In their efforts to alienate no one, the two presumptive presidential candidates routinely promise to make things better for everyone. With that in mind, Notebook staff members will do their best to keep track of the pledges made each week by George Bush and Al Gore. Like public television, we've set a lofty goal: 100 pledges by the November election. This week's drive yielded the following...