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...popular vote. Nineteen states and D.C. mandate that they vote in accordance with the popular vote, but there's no penalty if an elector fails to do so. Only five states have penalties for deviating from the popular vote. But in most of those states, the sanctions are relatively minor - in Oklahoma, for instance, it's a $1,000 fine. Of the states that are currently in some dispute, Florida, Iowa and New Hampshire don't try to bind their electors; Wisconsin, New Mexico and Oregon do. But it's worth noting that no elector has ever been prosecuted...
...There are some minor precipices already in sight. After the selling picked up speed heading into the bell, the NASDAQ closed down 171 points to 3028 by midafternoon, is rubbing right up against the 3000-and-change barrier that technical analysts say is poised to give way. And the Dow, down 231 to 10,602, may soon encounter a similar problem with...
...Crimson, a championship would be their first since 1997, when most of the current seniors played only minor roles as freshmen...
Barring a minor miracle, the Tigers will not be a serious Ivy contender this season. After losing their top two players to graduation a year ago, they will continue to regroup under newly-named interim Head Coach Kevin Morris, who ran Fordham's program for seven years before coming to Princeton...
CHILDHOOD TRAUMAS New research from the University of California, San Francisco, and Children's Hospital Oakland has found that post-traumatic stress syndrome affects children as young as age 7 more often than previously believed and for longer than parents think, even after minor accidents like bike crashes and falls. Postaccident, parents should be on the lookout for a change in grades, loss of concentration and increased tearfulness or jumpiness...