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According to council rules, Davis and Braude could have switched their votes before City Clerk D. Margaret Drury pounded her gavel, which occurred during the 1998 mayoral vote where Francis H. Duehay '55 emerged victorious. But nobody had a change of heart...
When it comes to iconic campaign images, it is hard to beat the moment, a month after the tragedy at Columbine High, when Al Gore strode into the Republican Senate, commandeered the ivory gavel and broke a tie to require background checks on people who buy weapons at gun shows. It was, he declared, "a turning point for our country." You could almost see the ad in the can. But in that same chamber 14 years before, Gore cast some other pivotal votes--ones that made him a hero to the gun lobby and that could come back to haunt...
...obviously has no respect for the criminal laws of Massachusetts," McNamara said. "I won't see closure until I see the gavel drop, and he's taken to a house of correction...
Seton then thanked the council for their support and passed the presidential gavel over to Burton's running mate, Fentrice D. Driskell '01, who distributed packets outlining her agenda for the coming months...
...same, the job of council president isn't exactly a slacker position. Besides banging the gavel...