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According to Halpern, when he contacted Mather on Friday he was told that the contract he had for the event was invalid...
...House, Republicans Tom DeLay and John Shadegg circulated memos saying Congress has the authority to block Al Gore from taking office even if Florida certifies a vote showing him ahead. DeLay and Shadegg say members of Congress can reject a state's electoral votes if they believe they are invalid. (Shadegg's packet was subtly titled, "Don't Let Gore Steal the Election Through the Courts.") An aide to the Democratic leadership sniped that Republicans "don't have much idea how to lead, but they sure know how to divide this place." Senate leaders, meanwhile, couldn't even discuss...
...Florida's electoral votes. One of those methods is a statistical analysis of the kind that has shown that Buchanan's total of 3,407 votes in heavily Democratic Palm Beach was far higher than his tally elsewhere in the state. If a court decides that the election is invalid, it would still be necessary to rule on whether a new vote is the only remedy. Florida courts, like courts in most other states, have been reluctant to order new elections even in cases of outright fraud. But in a circumstance as novel and highly charged as this...
...Florida's electoral votes. One of those methods is a statistical analysis of the kind that has shown that Buchanan's total of 3,407 votes in heavily Democratic Palm Beach was far higher than his tally elsewhere in the state. If a court decides that the election is invalid, it would still be necessary to rule on whether a new vote is the only remedy. Florida courts, like courts in most other states, have been reluctant to order new elections even in cases of outright fraud. But in a circumstance as novel and highly charged as this...
...cripples, sweating near the fire in their wheelchairs. "Are you a believer?" Ifargan asks Gabriel Rafael, 22, who suffers from multiple sclerosis. The crowd raises Rafael by his arms. The young man struggles to scuff his feet through the dirt. The crowd wills a miracle, until the exhausted invalid collapses into his wheelchair. "I do feel stronger," he says...