Editorials blame networks for Florida election fiasco
The editorial argues networks miscalled Florida for Gore using faulty exit data, misled voters, and pressured campaigns. It urges networks to halt state calls until polls close, adopt independent analysis, and show restraint to protect civic responsibility and voter duty.
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Panhandle
George W. Bush
al Gore
Bush
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Mr. Gore
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Gore
ABC News
Capitol Hill
Let Gore Step Aside As Courtroom Battles End
The piece argues Al Gore should fire his lawyers and concede, noting Boies' relentless appeals and Gore's single Florida Supreme Court victory now vacated by the U.S. Supreme Court. It urges Democrat leaders to intervene to preserve the nation’s transition and criticizes Gore’s ongoing legal challenges as harmful to the country and his reputation.
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David Boies
Gore
Boies
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Florida
Missouri
John Ashcroft
Ashcroft
Gore-Lieberman
Letters Praise Coverage and Voting System Reflections
Gene England of Aiken writes to thank the Aiken Standard for coverage by Loren Schneider of a Grace Covenant Church of God event and to offer reflections on ballot testing and machine counting. He cites Julian Salley on ballot decisions, explains test decks, and shares experiences from former county duties.
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Aiken Standard
Loren Schneider
Amazon
Brazil
Grace Covenant Church of God of
New Ellenton
Cindy Pritchett
Silver Bluff
Ben Christensen
Julian Salley
Aiken County
Gene England Aiken
Downey Jr’s Drug War Fallout Shifts California Vote Tone
Robert Downey Jr is jailed briefly then paroled as he faces arraignment on serious drug charges. Amid his career revival the public leans toward pragmatic drug policy, approving Prop 36 in California to divert nonviolent offenders to treatment and reduce prison costs. Voters in Utah Oregon Nevada and Colorado also backed reforms and medical cannabis measures, signaling a broad shift toward treatment over punishment. Joanne Jacobs comments on the need for federal leadership.
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Corcoran State Prison
Ally McBeal
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Oregon
Nevada
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Mendocino County
Feds
Alaska
Washington State
Maine
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J. David Boyd
Alhab
Linda Chavez Creators Syndicate
CBS
60 Minutes
Aiken Cours Section
Joanne Jacobs
San Jose Mercury News
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