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...taint of her having been a protégée of James Watt, the egregious lulu who served as Ronald Reagan's interior secretary; Watt did not worry much about the environment, since he believed that the biblical Armageddon was just around the corner and would presently moot all controversies over oil drilling, logging and other worldly trifles...
...would hope that the United States Supreme Court may render moot what we did today," said Florida House Speaker Tom Feeney after orchestrating a 79-41 passage of a resolution anointing George W. Bush's slate of 25 electors as the people of Florida's choice...
...hope the Senate does not render moot what we did today," he said, smiling, "but I hope the United States Supreme Court does...
...rewriting the law. Somewhat ironically, they also find themselves on the side of states' rights in arguing against the Republicans that state rather than federal courts should be the final arbiter of state election laws. Bush brought the case to the Supreme Court, and it might be considered moot if he's the top vote getter in the later as well as earlier tallies...
CANCER-FREE CALLING INVENTOR: CALGON CARBON Studies on the potential dangers of cellular-phone radiation remain inconclusive, but WaveZorb, a thumbnail-size piece of carbon cloth that costs about eight bucks, could make them moot. Tests show that WaveZorb, adapted from military use, soaks up nearly 99% of microwave radiation--and doesn't interfere with performance. Each adhesive-backed unit lasts about six months and can be trimmed to fit any cell-phone earpiece. Too bad it can't screen calls as effectively...