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...Senate Centrist Coalition, one of many moderate groups now springing up like mushrooms after a Florida rain. Breaux could pose a threat to Daschle's Democratic unity and to his status as the ultimate go-to Democrat in the Senate--a role Daschle has no intention of relinquishing. "Unless President-elect Bush can develop a working relationship with Tom, he's not going to get a lot out of the Democrats," says New Mexico Democratic Senator Jeff Bingaman. That's the message Daschle wants Bush to hear...
...these claims. Generally speaking, Supreme Court decisions establish principles and precedents that can then be used to apply broadly to other cases. But the majority in Bush v. Gore, in a few throwaway lines, cautioned that "our consideration is limited to the present circumstances." In other words, unless you are a presidential candidate whose opponent has persuaded a court to order a statewide recount without uniform standards, this case might not apply to you at all. The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment was enacted to give equal status to newly freed black slaves. Some civil rights advocates have...
...form is too faint. Manual counting in precincts that use machine voting thus increases the number of votes tabulated for both parties. Machines do not favor one candidate or the other, and the percentage of votes obtained by each party usually remains the same after a fair manual recount--unless extra ballots turn up. A manual recount using different standards to decide voter intention can be exceedingly unfair. We should avoid manual recounts or insist that they have uniform standards in all precincts. JOHN S. NISBET State College...
...Unless the new president might be interested in a legacy...
...Unless Greenspan really has lost his touch, in which case we're all screwed...