Wednesday, November 29, 2000
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Mob Politics: How Bush Supporters and Republican Congressional Staffers Stopped the Miami-Dade Recount
Racing against the clock, a Florida judge moved swiftly yesterday to start work in Democrat Al Gore’s legal challenge to the Florida certification of the presidential election that gave victory in the state to Republican George W. Bush.
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Republicans Mount Pressure for Gore to Concede
Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore is clearly trying to shore up Democratic support, appearing in photo opportunities with key Democratic leaders, some of whom have traveled to Florida to present an image of unity.
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Slavery’s Legacy: How Florida Shackled Thousands of Black Voters
The cover story on today’s Village Voice is titled "Slavery’s Legacy: How Florida Shackled Thousands of Black Voters" and it is an in-depth look at Duval County, where almost 27,000 ballots were invalidated, many of them cast in majority-black communities.
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]





