Judge Hears Overseas Ballot Appeal
By Bill Kaczor / The Associated Press
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - Republican lawyers urged a federal judge on Tuesday to rule that hundreds of rejected overseas ballots, mostly from military personnel, should be counted in the state' s contested presidential election. The attorneys asked U.S. District Judge Lacey Collier to declare the ballots valid even if they are undated, lacked postmarks, were postmarked in the United States and were not requested on time or at all. Such a decision would say what the judge thinks the law ought to be without directly ordering the ballots counted, said Republican lawyer Kenneth W. Sukhia, a former U.S. attorney from Tallahassee.
Bush Presses Ahead With Would-Be Transition Plans
By Mark Kukis / UPI
Cheney said Bush would reach out to Democrats once the final outcome of the elections was clear. But so far the governor has made only muted overtures to Democrats, who continue to voice support for Gore's efforts to overturn Bush's victory in Florida, where his claim to the state's crucial 25 electoral college votes is being contested in three lawsuits brought by Gore and fellow Democrats.
Bush Pressured To Hire Conservative Secretary Of Defense
By John King / CNN.com
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Word that Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge is high on Republican George W. Bush's list of potential defense secretaries has prompted an aggressive campaign by conservatives to pressure the Texas governor into looking elsewhere. Opposition to Ridge is being aired in conservative publications, and several sources familiar with Bush transition discussions said complaints have been directed to GOP vice presidential nominee Dick Cheney, who is heading the transition planning and is himself a former Pentagon chief. Ridge has repeatedly said he plans to complete his term as governor, which has two more years.
Society Has to End the Win-At-All Costs
Mentality
By Robert H. Bork / The Wall Street Journal
Yesterday's Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board seems of less legal significance than it is being accorded by commentators. The chief effects of remanding the case to the Florida Supreme Court for a clarification of its reasoning may be to shorten the time the Gore forces have to maneuver, and to deal another blow to their morale. But on purely legal considerations it should be noted that though the Supreme Court may not actually have punted, there are punt-like elements to its opinion. There are, moreover, other suits out there (over 40 at last count) that are unaffected by the Supreme Court's decision and could have profound results. More important perhaps than any of the cases is what this unremitting legal/political warfare is doing to American society.
The Private Ryan Syndrome
By Richard Poe / NewsMax.com
In the climactic scene of "Saving Private Ryan," the dying Capt. Miller draws Ryan close and gasps, "Earn this." Every baby boomer in the theater wondered: "Have I earned it?" Do we deserve the freedoms that our parents bequeathed to us? Would we have fought as they did? Would we have had the guts? Maybe not, says Tom Brokaw. In his book "The Greatest Generation," Brokaw implies that the shoes our parents left are too big for us. Our parents proved themselves at Iwo Jima and Omaha Beach. We lose our composure if the NASDAQ hiccups. Next to them, we are Lilliputians.
Nasdaq Has Top Day Ever; Dow Soars
By Lisa Singhania / AP Business Writer
NEW YORK -- Much of the day's gains occurred after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan indicated at a banking conference that he was concerned about the nation's slowing economic growth. But investors had already begun the day optimistic that the presidential deadlock was close to being resolved and pleased with news that Nokia expects strong sales and revenues next year.
Back to Index
A Service of The Covenant News
