After Senate Delay Gore Bush Vote Recount Case Moves On
In Tallahassee Florida during a lengthy Sunday proceeding Vice President Al Gore pressed for recounts while George W. Bush ally Dick Cheney urged Gore to concede. Judge N Sanders Sauls promised a ruling the next morning as legal fights continue over hand recounts and Florida Supreme Court appeals.
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al Gore
George W. Bush
Dick Cheney
Gore
United States
N. Sanders Sauls
Cheney
Bush
NBC
Sauls
Florida Supreme Court
Quebec government stalls sovereignty funding plan
Premier Lucien Bouchard told Parti Quebecois members the Quebec government will not spend public money on promoting sovereignty for now. He left a door open to future funding while acknowledging public funds would be unpopular amid a strained health care system. He promised to push harder to persuade Quebecers that sovereignty is essential.
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Quebec
Lucien Bouchard
Parti Quebecois
Bouchard
Indian man auctions world’s longest fingernails
Shridhar Malkaji Chillal, 61, who has not cut the nails on his left hand since age 16, arrives at a Pattaya beach resort to display them for Ripley’s Believe It or Not and to auction the five nails online.
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Bangkok
Shridhar Malkaji Chillal
Chillal
Pattaya
Lethbridge student injured by falling light fixture at U of L
Psychology student Chiewie Larreynaga sues not possible as WCB claims she is a government employee, granting the university immunity. The 1999 head injury caused memory loss, leg pain, and spinal disc herniation with rising medical bills and delayed graduation.
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Lethbridge
Ebeca Larreynaga
University of Lethbridge
Workers Compensation Board
WCB
Alberta
Larreynaga
U of L
Alberta doctors push on with job action amid government bid to end protest
The Alberta Medical Association says 600 doctors in at least 15 rural communities will continue closing offices and walk in clinics to press demands for higher pay. Health Minister Gary Mar has warned of binding arbitration to force a settlement, a measure the AMA says may test a long standing compulsory arbitration clause.
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Ast
Alberta
Alberta Medical Association
Ron Kustra
Kustra
Medicine Hat
Brooks
Bow Island
Gary Mar
Mar
Ottawa audit finds sole‑source bids for Natural Resources
An audit by Canada’s auditor general finds about 60 percent of Natural Resources contracts use sole‑source bidding, with about 90 million dollars yearly lacking competitive bids. It notes frequent contract splitting to stay under bid thresholds and insufficient price negotiations with single suppliers.
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New Resources Canada
Auditor General of Canada
Natural Resources
Samson and Associates
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