Parties vow to fight election tricks after 1965 act
On the eve of Election Day criminal lawyers at the Justice Department probe 16 cases of voting fraud and voter intimidation. Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft pledges to safeguard voting rights as parties depend on lawyers at polling places to avoid recount chaos. DOJ has deployed over 400 lawyers across 14 states, the largest federal oversight since 1965.
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Ventura names Wellstone replacement in Minnesota Senate
Governor Ventura named Dean Barkley, an independent, to temporarily fill the late Senator Paul Wellstone's seat as Mondale and Coleman faced off in a key televised debate. Barkley, tied to Minnesota's third party movement, did not commit to party alignment, signaling a fragile, short-term hold on Senate control.
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