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The Week in Review
ending December 9
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Protesters at the Supreme Court.
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Missed our stories? All the headlines for the week can be found
here.
Election dispute drags on
Does America really need a President? And if so,
do Americans want George W. Bush or Al Gore as their leader?
The jury is still out on these questions, in more ways
than one.
Bush's Presidential activities this week primarily
consisted of sitting at home in Texas while his running mate
Dick Cheney set a bad example for healthy living as
he focused on their transition efforts. Should
the only American Indian Senator be part of the new Bush
Cabinet, Cheney could take some advice from
Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who
reportedly works out every single day.
Meanwhile, the outlook was pretty bleak for Gore
as the United States Supreme Court and a Florida
court delayed any hopes for a recount in Florida.
But at the end of the week,
the Florida Supreme Court granted Gore
and Senator Joe Lieberman an early Christmas
wish and ordered an immediate recount.
Happiness was short lived, however. An upset
Bush took his case all the way to the Supreme Court,
who stopped the recounts on Saturday. The showdown
continues...
At least in Washington, the public knows the
race is over. But the controversy for
the state's Republican Party just began
as members blamed their chairman for
the defeat of Senator Slade Gorton and other
GOP candidates.
Chairman Don Benton has weathered
political storms before. Still, some in Indian
Country might say the party's troubles are just payback
for their anti-tribal government resolution passed
this past summer.
Can't we all just get along?
The Presidential Race:
Recount
ruling expected today (12/4)
Supreme Court
rules on Presidential race (12/4)
Presidential
election update (12/5)
Knowles:
No to Bush Post (12/6)
Campbell
suggested for top spot (12/6)
George
W. Bush wants YOU (12/7)
Lawyers,
lawmakers key in Presidential fight (12/7)
Supreme
Court calls for recount (12/8)
Commission
investigating Florida voting (12/8)
Washington State:
Gorton
defeat is official (12/4)
A
tribute to Slade Gorton… ( 12/5)
Washington
GOP blamed for Gorton defeat (12/6)
State
GOP to investigate leader (12/7)
GOP
leader confident through new flap (12/8)
more stories
There's still more to read in the recap
of the week's top stories.
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