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Idaho's 1,300-member Coeur d'Alene tribe announced plans for a weekly national phone-in lottery, set to begin in the fall, that would feature an initial jackpot of $50 million. Odds are high, however, that lottery officials in several states-fearful that a national lottery could siphon off local gamblers-will try to halt the ambitious venture with a series of legal challenges...
...juvenile-justice system was designed 100 years ago to reform kids found guilty of minor crimes. Increasingly these days, the system is overwhelmed by the Andre Greens, by pint-size drug runners and by 16-year-old gunmen. The response on the part of lawmakers has been largely to siphon the worst of them out of that system by lowering the age at which juveniles charged with serious crimes -- usually including murder, rape and armed assault -- can be tried in adult courts. Last week California Governor Pete Wilson signed a bill lowering the threshold to 14. Earlier this year Arkansas...
...that causes a schedule delay of some sorts, hell, shorten that damn 162-game season. Siphon off any excess games to Philly's recreated Connie Mack Stadium (468 to center, over 400 in both of its alleys) or the Old Yankee stadium (a simply indecent 497 feet to straightaway center).Simmer for a few months, then serve. Rabbit ball THIS! [Wicked cackle heard in background...
...collapse of the deal marked a victory of sorts for American, United and Delta airlines. The Big Three charged that the arrangement would siphon off international business unless Britain reciprocated by granting them increased access to Heathrow, London's main international gateway...
High hopes for the Liberal Democrats also proved unfounded. Expected to siphon off blue-collar and middle-class votes from both major rivals, the party instead ended up losing two of its 22 seats. The disappointing showing owed much to alarmist Tory warnings that a vote for the Liberal Democrats would be tantamount to a vote for Labour, since a hung Parliament would surely result in a Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition. British voters did not want the uncertainty of either a minority or coalition government. Voters may also have become convinced -- Ross Perot, take note -- that a vote...