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...remedies? We could ban exit polling; state courts have struck such laws down, but the U.S. Supreme Court might feel differently. Or VNS could just keep the numbers to itself. The service argues that it needs to release its results hours before the polls close so that television networks can plan their coverage, which is, in a word, so much b.s. - nobody needs that much time to rehearse "we're projecting a Democratic win in Massachusetts." The real reason is that not to release early violates the basic raison d'être of journalists, who live for those rare...
...HUPD assisted the Massachusetts State Police in searching for an assault suspect. About half an hour earlier, a female was assaulted on the bike path along the Charles River on the Boston side, adjacent to the North Harvard Street Bridge. Without saying anything, the suspect struck the victim in the back with a bat-type weapon. The victim described the suspect as a black male in his mid-20s with a medium complexion, dreadlocks, a bushy one inch long beard and mustache, husky build and dark baggy clothing...
IMPACT: Abortion will probably remain legal, but with more limitations. Vouchers for religious schools could be found constitutional, and the court could allow some prayer in schools. Affirmative action may be struck down or further limited, as could many federal laws that encroach upon state power, such as the Clean Air and Water Acts and the Americans with Disabilities...
IMPACT: Abortion will most likely remain a constitutional right, and future legislative restrictions on abortion could be struck down. Affirmative action will probably remain legal, and the court will be more likely to recognize homosexual rights. Federal power may be allowed to broaden, permitting laws that tighten gun control, expand environmental protections and monitor food and drug production...
...Right to die: MAINE voters are considered a bellwether this year; their decision on initiative Question One, which would legalize physician-assisted suicide, will help to determine the national course of action for advocates of euthanasia. A similar measure was passed twice in Oregon (the first attempt was struck down by a state court) and defeated overwhelmingly in Michigan. A win for right-to-die forces in Maine will mean their cause is still alive and kicking...