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...Number of bills vetoed by George W. Bush, the fewest of any President since James Garfield, who served for only four months in 1881 and vetoed none...
...million U.N.'s estimate of the number of refugees worldwide who have fled their home countries, the fewest in 25 years...
Under Cambridge’s Plan E form of government, voters rank City Council candidates in order of preference. Any candidate who wins over one-tenth of all first-place votes is immediately elected to the council, while candidates with the fewest number of first-place votes are eliminated from the race. The surplus votes of the winners, along with the votes of the eliminated candidates, are then transferred to the next candidates listed on the ballots. This process of redistributing votes continues until all nine seats are filled...
...Golden Knights have three positives to carry into this season from their opening ECAC campaign a year ago. They took the fewest penalties in the league last year, went to the playoffs, and graduated none of their players. The downside is that they still do not have a senior, experienced star to guide the team, but as their hard work and effort proved, that’s not all there is to developing a quality hockey program. Clarkson might be able to sneak in a few upsets in its second season, so keep your eye on the Golden Knights...
Under Cambridge's system of proportional representation, voters rank candidates in order of preference. Once first-place votes are counted, any candidate who has reached a predetermined quota is elected, and his or her extra votes are redistributed to the next candidate listed on each ballot. Candidates with the fewest first-place votes are eliminated and their votes are also redistributed...