Word: opted
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...funds and the spending limits that come with them. Dean knows his fundraising efforts, which have raised well over $25 million so far, can raise much more than the $45 million he?d be limited to spending between now and next summer?s convention. Since President Bush has already opted out of the system and raised over $85 million, Dean feels he can?t risk abiding by the limits, spend $45 million in the primaries and end up penniless between April and July. It?s a political no-brainer. So why is Dean asking his supporters to vote on whether...
...Dean?s little plebiscite, undoubtedly the first time a candidate has asked for an online vote on campaign strategy, works like this: His 600,000 registered supporters received either an email or phone call asking for their decision on whether he should opt out of the matching bucks. Ballots went out Thursday, supporters get to vote through Friday night, Dean announces the results on Saturday. The Doctor made it clear where he stood when he announced the vote Wednesday: Accepting the funds, he told supporters in New York, ?will cap our spending at $45 million, giving the Bush campaign...
...would have expected. “People were pretty respectful. They weren‘t like ‘You’re a moron.’” Trying to solve the problem of insulting students, he first attempted to let people opt out of having their picture available. However, realizing that he had perhaps not thought the whole thing through, Zuckerberg shut down the server and terminated the website. Rumor has it that the Ad Board is investigating. But Zuckerberg has yet to hear about that possibility. “Ad board...
...brought joy to attention-seekers and voyeurs alike. A site that allows us to succumb to the guilty pleasure of judging our friends and enemies in an e-Darwinist free-for-all would be acceptable—and hilarious—so long as its targets all choose to opt themselves into the spotlight...
...snag in 2001, when Pi Eta members sought to remove the Sigma Chi contingent from the board and put the building up for sale. Alumni of the speakers club, alleging that Sigma Chi had shirked its responsibility to maintain the building, claimed they had a right to opt out of the 1996 deal...