Eventful second year for Florida Governor Jeb Bush
In 2000 Jeb Bush faced a year of protests and politics as sit-ins and a landmark Elian Gonzalez dispute tested his administration. He ended affirmative action in state admissions and hiring, pushed school vouchers, limited death row appeals, and restructured budgeting while maintaining a high approval rating.
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Single mom scammed trying to buy Backstreet Boys tickets
A Maryland mother of three wired $500 to a Broward County scammer for Backstreet Boys tickets and backstage passes. She received nothing, and privacy laws hinder tracing MoneyGram payment. Fraud experts note rising Internet scam losses, urging reporting to the Internet Crime Complaint Center.
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Washington Crossing reenactment called off due to safety
The Delaware crossing reenactment in Washington Crossing Pa was halted because cold winds created a wind chill near six degrees below zero and ice blocked safety vessels. About 20 history buffs in Revolutionary War uniforms took a ceremonial boat ride along the Pennsylvania shoreline instead.
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Scrabble nets $7,000 top prize in Canada tourney
GRAND RAPIDS Mich A 31 year old accountant Ron Hoekstra native of Vancouver won the $7 000 top prize in Canada s National Scrabble Tournament held last month He moved to Michigan in 1991 and works for the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Grand Rapids Hoekstra entered his first tournament in 1997 and qualified for the Canadian event the next year.
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British Columbia
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Michigan
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Toto Constant: Haiti’s exiled strongman living in Queens
Haitian American activists in New York press for Toto Constant to be deported and tried for 1994 massacre atrocities. They cite a Haitian court life sentence in absentia and argue the U.S. justice system can handle the case while Human Rights Watch calls for fair trials.
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