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Although Harvard doesn't want to become a conservatory, a number of years ago, the possibility arose of a joint program with...

Author: By Kirsten G. Studlien, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Different Tone | 12/7/2000 | See Source »

...with that, America reached DefCon 1, with Feeney's finger just above the glowing red button. A state legislature hasn't disregarded its popular vote and sent its own electors to Congress since 1876. But by joint proclamation with state senate president John McKay, Feeney can summon all state legislators to Tallahassee for a special session to do just that, even as early as this week. That could precipitate an almost unimaginable series of constitutional nightmares, from a divided U.S. Congress fighting over what to do with the Florida electors to the U.S. Supreme Court having to choose our next...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election 2000: The Florida Gambit | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

...options open, Feeney's focus now is on the lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court. He had the legislature hire three constitutional experts, including Harvard's Charles Fried, to argue that the Florida Supreme Court unconstitutionally rewrote Florida law and usurped executive power. He has also set up a joint task force made up of eight Republicans and six Democrats to investigate "voting irregularities" such as the failure to count all overseas military ballots and the differing standards of the manual recounts. But if the U.S. Supreme Court rejects the Bush petition this week, all eyes will be back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election 2000: The Florida Gambit | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

MISSIVES TO MRS. The IRS is sending letters to 2.4 million Americans because the name on their income tax return does not match their Social Security number. Most of the cases involve women who changed their name after marriage and are filing a joint return. If you receive a letter and don't want a personal exemption or the earned-income tax credit withheld next year, start digging for that marriage license or obtain a certified copy from the municipality where you married. Then contact your local Social Security office by calling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Dec. 4, 2000 | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

...Monday, the Select Joint Committee on the Manner of the Appointment of Presidential Electors, which met last week, issued its report on the issue, decisively recommending the special session...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fla. Republicans Ready to Rumble | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

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