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To: lorne who wrote (46754)	1/6/2000 10:32:00 AM
From: lorne	Respond to of 116764

Ecuador declares state of emergency over protests QUITO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Jamil Mahuad's government, besieged by protests demanding his resignation over a currency crisis, said on Thursday it had declared a state of emergency to avoid riots. Full story >>> biz.yahoo.com

To: lorne who wrote (46754)	1/7/2000 8:46:00 AM
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Y2K - Florida Highway Department Fix Backfires By David Lawsky dailynews.yahoo.com 1-6-2000 TALLAHASSEE, Fla (UPI) - A new computer system installed by the Florida Highway Department to prevent Y2K problems is having problems. Among other glitches, a Seminole County woman said Thursday she has received hundreds of unearned traffic tickets. Since November, when the system went online, Tina Hackett has received hundreds of traffic tickets and citations for cars she has never owned. Hackett said some of the tickets came from as far away as San Francisco, where she was cited for 161 violations. "It's crazy," she said. "I'm getting summons to court." (cont) sightings.com