Public split on Gore Bush vote as Florida Legislature weighs electors
An ABC News and Washington Post poll shows 56 percent want the Republican-led Florida Legislature to stay out of the disputed election and for Congress to avoid involvement. About a fifth hold both views, tiring of the dispute but valuing continued vote counting. Florida faces a Dec 12 Electoral College deadline, with lawmakers weighing a special session to name electors for Bush if court fights persist.
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ABC News
Washington Post
Daniel Merkle
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George W. Bush
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Bush
White House
Lance deHaven Smith
Florida State University
State Judge Refuses Recount in Florida Ballot Fight
Gore's bid to overturn Bush's Florida win falters as a state judge rejects a recount and the Supreme Court voids a manual recount ruling. Gore advisers urge continued court appeals, saying the path to a final decision remains unsettled and pressure mounts amid a tense legal showdown over the 2000 presidential election.
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Florida Supreme Court
Gore
David Boies
Florida Supreme Court to accept briefs on ruling response
The Florida Supreme Court will accept briefs today on how it should respond to the Court's ruling. The U S Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments today in a suit by two Bush supporters challenging hand recounts.
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Voter mood split on Gore dispute and count accuracy
Survey shows 6 of 10 favor more action on the recount while 57 percent say Gore should concede. Two-thirds disapprove of Gore's handling. 56 percent want the Florida Legislature to stay out of the dispute.
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Florida
Local Officials Confident In Accuracy If A New Vote Was Taken
Local registrars in Page County say vote totals would align if all presidential ballots from November 7 were voided and a revote held. Officials note overall voter enthusiasm was low with 50 361 Virginians and 2 219 ballots in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County showing undervo te or overvote problems.
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Brenda Merica
Page County
Virginia
Cameron P. Quinn
Virginia State Board of Elections
Associated Press
Harrisonburg
Rockingham
Shenandoah
Augusta
Page
Coral Yellowstone President Creates Largest U.S. Undersea Preserve
Article notes President Clinton establishes the largest underwater nature preserve around the northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Also lists obituaries: Harlan M. Crider, 72, Moorefield WV. Pearl A. Knupp, 89, Harrisonburg. Naomi V. Vess, 70, Goshen. Page 5 and 16 references.
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Pearl A. Knupp
Harrisonburg
Naomi V. Vess
Goshen
Democrats Choose June Primary in Rural Virginia
Virginia Democrats vote to hold a June 12 2001 primary to reconnect with rural voters reversing Republican plans for a convention. Del. Creigh Deeds says a primary broadens reach, while five candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general meet at Elkton's Country Inn to appeal beyond base voters. McEachin and Edwards face off in the attorney general contest.
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Warm Springs
Mark Warner
Rockingham County Democratic Committee
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Donald McEachin
Richmond
Virginia
McEachin
John Edwards
Roanoke
Redistricting Likely To Curb Campaigns
RICHMOND The election season for House of Delegates will be compressed to as little as two months next year due to redistricting. Nominating procedures, moved from June to September, reflect the complex drawing of boundaries. Lawmakers expect court challenges to redraws. Del. Marian Van Landingham notes possible federal pushback while praising new mapping software for rapid demographic and political data visuals.
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Justice Department
van Landingham
Photos Hint Mars Was Lake Planet
Satellite images from Mars Global Surveyor reveal thick, horizontally layered sedimentary rock in crater walls and chasms, implying ancient water-filled lakes and favorable conditions for life. Scientists Malin and Edgett, in Science, describe hundreds of identically thick layers as strong evidence of past watery environment on Mars.
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Red Planet
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Kenneth 8. Edgett
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