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...while all known predictors point to a real nail-biter today, and even die-hard pundits are at a total loss to call a winner, both Bush and Gore seem confident in the outcome. And in less than 24 hours, all the speculation, all the prognostication and the guesswork will be moot: We'll finally be privy to the final chapter of this never-ending story. And then Luntz, Gallup, et al. can get to work on polling to see why it worked...
...news: An upset. See under "The Internet." Brokaw and the rest of his handcuffed colleagues would love nothing better than to see the Drudges of the world go online boldly and embarrassingly with exit-poll results that prove to be wrong. And if it's an exciting enough nail-biter of an upset to boost ratings, hey, that's gravy...
...nail in the coffin came just a few minutes later, when the brother-brother tandem of captain Steve Moore and Dominic caught the Bears off guard. Shorthanded, Dominic forced a turnover in the Bears' zone and Steve fired a slapshot past the surprised Eklund...
...grass roots, many recent propositions have originated - or gained unstoppable momentum - from the rich and powerful. In California, for example, it takes at least $1 million to secure an initiative's spot on a ballot, which means special-interest groups like the teachers' unions (which fight tooth and nail to defeat voucher initiatives), as well as wealthy individuals like Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen (who spent $8 million to garner support for public funding of a new Seattle football stadium), have become a significant force behind the seemingly endless array of propositions littering state ballots nationwide...
...blowouts and a pair of nail-biters later, the five-way logjam atop the Ivy League football standings ended. Harvard, Yale, Penn, and Cornell remain tied for first with 3-1 records, while Princeton fell...