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This in-depth series revisits the voting failures of the 2000 presidential election. |
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Cut through the spin and get the candidate's positions on the key issues in the presidential race. |
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CAMPAIGN-BLACKS (Sullivan, SHNS) _ Recommended for weekend release.
Fears that attempts are being made to suppress black voting in November
have led to a massive effort by a coalition of civil-liberties groups
to educate elections officials and prospective voters. 1,200.
CAMPAIGN-DRAFT (Hoffman, SHNS) _ John Kerry is warning that a
Bush re-election would bring a new military draft. President Bush and
the Pentagon have repeatedly dismissed a draft as unnecessary and unwanted,
but politicians from Ralph Nader to Howard Dean and, now, Kerry are seizing
the issue anyway. 600.
KERRYRECORD (Straub, SHNS) _ Recommended for weekend release.
John Kerry's Senate record shows few legislative accomplishments, but
he made a name for himself in various investigations and reopening ties
to Vietnam. 850.
ISSUES-OFFSHORE (Gay, SHNS) _ A look at the stands of the presidential
candidates on sending jobs overseas and jobs programs. 400.
ISSUES-GAYRIGHTS (Lowy, SHNS) _ A look at where the presidential
candidates stand on gay marriage and other gay-rights issues. 400.
WALLETWATCH-SAVE (Deibel, SHNS) _ Recommended for weekend release.
Now there's a service that can help if you have more than the $100,000
limit on what the FDIC will cover at a single bank. 750. (Editors: This
is also listed on the business budget. It moved categories a and f.)
INDIANVOTE (Brosnan, SHNS) _ WASHN: From a White House visit for
tribal chiefs Thursday to personal visits with Sen. John Kerry, Peter
Pino, governor of the Zia Pueblo in New Mexico, has never seen presidential
candidates woo the Native American vote like this year. 600.
FOREIGNWORKERS (Powelson, SHNS) _ The number of foreign students
who work at seasonal businesses in the United States has surged in recent
years. American students who used to fill the jobs now look for summer
internships in the field they hope to enter. 700. With chart: FOREIGNWORKERS1.
(Editors: This story also is listed on the business budget. It is moving
category a.)
FLUSHOTS (Bowman, SHNS) _ Despite widespread concern that the
flu was hitting children hard last winter, a new government report finds
that only 4.4 percent of toddlers got recommended flu shots. Officials
are pushing for a better rate this season. 600.
TVHILIGHTS-TV (Morrow, SHNS _ Column) _ Teri Hatcher, the former
star of "Lois & Clark," is back as a domestic diva in "Desperate
Housewives." Plus daily TV highlights for the week beginning Monday.
700.
HUSTLE-TV (Bracht, Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman) _ ESPN has a
hit in Saturday's Pete Rose saga "Hustle." 600. (Editors: This
is also listed on the sports schedule. It will move categories s and e).
KUSHMAN-TV (Kushman, Sacramento Bee _ Column) _ You want to like
the CBS show "dr. vegas," mostly because of the cast. If you
close your eyes and try very, very hard, it still won't help much. 700.
REVENGE-TV (Mason, SHNS) _ Christine Lahti shows her usual knack
for portraying strong, independent characters in "The Revenge of
the Middle-Aged Woman," the CBS movie that premieres Sunday. 400.
With photo: SH04I284REVENGE
FBCREGGIEBUSH (Curtis, San Francisco Chronicle) _ USC's versatile
tailback Reggie Bush is rushing into Heisman contention. 650.
FBCPENNSTATE (Harland, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) _ Penn State defense
has a plan to attack Saturday at Wisconsin. 500.
FBCTRAMEL23 (Tramel, Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman _ column) _
NORMAN, Okla.: Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops' smugness and sideline antics
continue to rub folks the wrong way. 750.
BUCKEYES (Musselman, Toledo Blade) _ COLUMBUS, Ohio: For those
keeping score, so far this season it's Ohio State 42, Ohio State kicker
Mike Nugent 31. The Buckeye booter is averaging 10.3 points per game to
the offense's 14.0. 800.
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