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To: Voltaire who wrote (14672)	11/11/2000 6:03:48 PM
From: Dealer	Respond to of 65232

Frisky 98-year-old could be next US president A 98-year-old man with failing health and a taste for beauty queens could be the next occupant of the White House. According to the US Constitution, either the House speaker or the longest-serving Senator in the majority would take the oath on Inauguration Day as interim President if the election remains unresolved. That duty would almost certainly fall on House speaker J Dennis Hastert. But, if he was unavailable or found unsuitable, next in line would be the veteran Strom Thurmond, who would not only be the oldest President yet, but probably the oddest. The eccentric South Carolina Senator is known for his frisky behaviour around women, particularly in elevators, and married a beauty queen. Mr Thurmond was elected to the Senate in 1952, and vowed to ensure that racial segregation would last for ever down South although his racial views changed later. He has never allowed age to stand in his way and intends to serve out his term until 2003. He parachuted into Normandy on D-Day only after getting an exemption from being too old, and won a Purple Heart. His first wife was 23 years his junior. His second wife was a 22-year-old Miss South Carolina, Nancy Moore. Mr Thurmond actually ran for President himself in 1948 and won 39 electoral college votes. Now, 52 years later, he may make it through the White House door by default. Last updated: 15:37 Saturday 11th November 2000

To: Voltaire who wrote (14672)	11/11/2000 6:10:23 PM
From: Boplicity	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

I think you are smart, calls out to May and cash, I'm back to 50% cash or more I haven't looked, no reason to be cowboy. Unless gore throws in the towel, this mess is going to last past next week. The Bush court case just threw out any chance Gore will back down now with the dems now having something to throw at Bush to equalize the negative arrows going their way. I can't see Bush prevailing Monday or is it Tuesday, since a manual count is within Fl election laws. The damn laws should be more to the point. Such as, a manual count must be called for before a machine recount, once a machine recount is started no manual recount can be called for. After results are in, the winner will be declared no matter if the other side concedes or not. Does anyone know if the constitution calls for the loser to concede or is that just tradition? What happens if Gore never concedes? LOL what a mess, silly mess, too, it has little no baring on the market, unless of course overseas investors start to pull out in masses. Greg---> Will we be eating turkey or will we be turkeys?