Word: states
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Wilkins said he approves of the state's system of selecting judges, but said political considerations could unnecessarily limit people who hope to become judges...
...Hampshire this last weekend, more to look at leaves than candidates, but I did notice that Gore's and George W. Bush's offices in Concord, across the street from the state capitol, sit one next to the other. This is probably how Gore wished to envision the campaign: the sitting Vice President and the media's (and perhaps the people's) choice as challenger...
...well-connected ? Ramseys from the brunt of the investigation. The grand jury, however, could find nothing with which to nail them ? or anyone else. Now it looks as if JonBenet's death, for nearly three years the subject of national interest ? and obsession ? will become a matter for state investigators. At this stage, whatever trail of evidence there might have been has surely run as cold as the upcoming Colorado winter...
...troops on high alert immediately following the coup, has so far reacted cautiously to the news. After two days of vainly casting about for a credible civilian administration to do his bidding, Musharraf had in fact declared martial law late Thursday, making himself Pakistan's effective head of state. He had been reluctant to assume the reins of government, and with good reason. The International Monetary Fund ? Pakistan's economic life-support system ? on Wednesday suspended discussions over new loans, and warned that there'd be no more money until democracy was restored. That message was underscored by strong warnings...
...civilian government would put the generals at risk of prosecution. His failure to produce a credible civilian administration leaves Washington and its allies facing an uncomfortable choice: Does the West opt to isolate and pressurize an unpredictable military junta in a newly nuclear power that exists in a perpetual state of low-key hostilities with its nearest neighbor; or does it work with General Musharraf in the hope that he can be coaxed back onto the democratic path. Tradition points to the latter course. After all, Washington worked closely with the last military government, led by General...