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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: herringbone_100 who wrote (66159)	11/9/2000 2:15:00 PM
From: Carl R.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

I agree. I did not vote for Bush in the general election, nor have I voted for any Republican since 1976, but after seeing the posts on this thread and seeing the behavior of Gore, if I had another chance I would not only vote for Bush, I would actively campaign for him. I can not begin to express how disgusted I am that they would tear the country apart if they lose the legitimate recount. Carl

To: herringbone_100 who wrote (66159)	11/9/2000 2:16:25 PM
From: fred woodall	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

WASHINGTON (AP)--A House telecommunications panel will hold hearings as early as next week on the television networks' early calls of the presidential race in Florida and their possible impact on voters elsewhere. Rep. Billy Tauzin, chairman of the House Commerce Committee's telecommunications subcommittee, planned Thursday to announce the panel's intention to invite TV network officials to testify. A spokesman said the hearings could be set as early as next week, when Congress must return for a lame-duck session to finish this year's budget. "Obviously, we're concerned about what the impact the early call of the election had on voter turnout," said Ken Johnson, spokesman for Tauzin, R-La. "We're going to focus on Florida, but we'll look at other areas as well." Between 7:49 p.m. and 8 p.m. EST (0049 to 0100 GMT) Tuesday, NBC, CBS, CNN, Fox, ABC and The Associated Press all called Florida, with its decisive 25 electoral votes, for Vice President Al Gore. Polls were still open in several Western states. At about 9:55 p.m. EST (0255 GMT), the networks and AP began taking back those projections based on the actual Florida vote count that showed a tight race between Democrat Gore and Republican George W. Bush. Tauzin's hearings are aimed at examining whether the early calls in Florida, always considered a keystone to the election, might have deterred some people from voting in other states, Johnson said. Early Wednesday, some networks projected Bush winning Florida. A few hours later, the networks placed the state back in the undecided category and a recount is now under way to determine the actual winner.