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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (84978)	11/8/2000 10:21:47 AM
From: wiz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Mike I think the bad call on Fla. was no accident. It was perfect for getting more good solid Nader votes out there. Oregon for sure got more Nader votes as a result. Looks like market is just pissing their pants about the great news so far...lol Will be watching here carefully to open put positions after the Christmas lies.. if we last that long. wizz

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (84978)	11/8/2000 12:16:28 PM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Many voters turned away from polls, parties say BY CAROL MARBIN MILLER It took Elizabeth P. Cripe almost the entire day, but she finally was able to vote. Cripe, 36, of Fort Lauderdale, dragged her three small children along with her three times to her polling place -- beginning at 7 a.m. She was first told her name was not on the list and instructed to call the Supervisor of Elections Office. ``I was on the phone all day long,'' Cripe said. ``I was getting very frustrated. They kept telling me I wasn't in the book, and never had been.'' Finally, late Tuesday afternoon, elections supervisors told Cripe a computer most likely eliminated her from the voting rolls because another woman who had the same maiden name and birth date took her spot. Cripe was not alone. Officials with both the Republican and Democratic parties reported scores -- perhaps thousands -- of people turned away from the polls. Mitch Ceasar, chairman of the Broward Democratic Party, said his people received calls all day from voters who were turned away, and some precincts ran out of ballots and were unable to obtain more. ``Thousands may have been disenfranchised in Broward County today,'' Ceasar said. ``To be denied is a very, very poor way to deal with people who are exercising their patriotic right,'' he said. Supervisor of Elections Jane Carroll said she had checked out every single complaint about voters not being allowed to vote and had found that there was an acceptable explanation for every problem. ``I think everybody is a little paranoid,'' Carroll said. ``We've called any precinct where we've heard of a problem.'' Many voters didn't register in time to meet the state-mandated deadline for this election, while others moved from another county and forgot to change their voter registration, Carroll said. Another common problem is voters who get out of jury duty by saying they no longer live in Broward County. They are automatically deleted from the voter rolls. Those people then show up to vote, Carroll said. ``Large numbers of people are coming to vote as Republicans -- they've voted Republican at their polling place for many years -- but their name is not on the list when they get there,'' said Ferris Stephens, a volunteer with ballot security for Broward's Republican headquarters. Fran Costa, 48, of Pembroke Pines, said she finally gave up after battling poll workers for nearly an hour. Eventually, she said, elections officials told her she had already voted by absentee ballot -- which she insists never occurred. ``This is terrible; this is just awful,'' said Costa. ``It's definitely not fair to be denied your rights as an American citizen -- to want to vote, and be told you can't vote.'' Herald staff writer Caroline Keough contributed to this story.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (84978)	11/8/2000 12:46:09 PM
From: valueminded	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Actually, I think the stock market doesnt like mandates. I think it likes it best when confusion reigns in washington. (less done that way) Unfortunately, for whomever gets office, it is a foregone conclusion that the credit excesses built up over the last several years are going to be purged resulting in a significant recession. And probably an elimination of the budget surplus that has been projected to last for the next 15 years. imo On a lighter note, what did you think of GS recommendation of Micron....Possible debt offering in the works maybe?