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...actual number of residents. Writing for the conservative majority of the court, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote that the language and history of the federal law governing the census cannot be interpreted to permit statistical adjustments. "The clear arithmetic of the decision," says TIME senior writer Eric Pooley, "is that it will be a blow to Democratic interests...
...studies have shown that poorer people living in inner-city areas -- and presumed to vote Democratic -- have been harder to reach and thus often undercounted when direct methods, such as mail-in questionnaires or door-to-door inquiries, have been used. "Whatever the correctness of the legal interpretation," says Pooley, "the decision is wrong on the reality. Every responsible analyst has said there is a serious undercounting without sampling adjustments in certain areas of the country." As a result, the 2000 census is expected to produce fewer Democratic congressional districts, and thus fewer Democrats in Congress, than might have been...
...decided that the year 2000 is the wrong time for him. Observing the anti-impeachment sentiments expressed by the public in the last election, "Gephardt sees a great chance to obtain a Democratic majority in the next Congress and become the next House Speaker," says TIME senior writer Eric Pooley. "By contrast the odds of derailing Al Gore for the Democratic presidential nomination are lousy...
...Gore has the money, the organization and the name recognition. "There is little chance that Gephardt could overtake the vice president," says Pooley. However, taking a chance on becoming Speaker -- second in the line of succession and the primary agenda-setter in the House -- is more appealing to Gephardt at this time. "Of course," Pooley emphasizes, "nothing is sure in politics." The presidential fire in the belly burns bright for those who really want the job, and Gephardt could decide to go for it. Moreover, while a Democratic majority looks possible in the next Congress, it is by no means...
...does the President return Monica Lewinsky's call? Yes he does," you could almost hear the thunk of Senate foreheads hitting tabletops in stultifying-speech-induced slumber. "For the majority of Americans, who believe that what the President did isn't worthy of impeachment," says TIME senior writer Eric Pooley, "this is the terminus of absurdity...