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The intense rivalry between the Miami Hurricanes and the Florida Gators is set to resume on Tuesday night in the Sugar Bowl, marking the first matchup between the two teams since 1987. The rivalry, known for its off-field scuffles and on-field taunting, has been as hot as ever, with both
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University of Miami fans are boycotting the Orange Bowl, citing dissatisfaction with the Bowl Championship Series' (BCS) computer rankings, which have placed No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 3 Florida State in the national title game. The game is to be hosted by the FedEx Orange Bowl and the city
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Thursday night in the French Quarter, a street brawl between Florida and Miami players drew the attention of coaches Steve Spurrier and Butch Davis, who downplayed the incident. Neither coach plans to take disciplinary action, citing a lack of evidence that their players were at fault. The altercation, which left
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The Supreme Court's consideration of the presidential election dispute between Al Gore and George W. Bush was a complex and contentious process, with justices probing both sides on crucial points of law. Despite the tension and uncertainty surrounding the decision, the court's questioning remained distinctly human,
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As the nation waited with bated breath, Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore took vastly different approaches to the day's events, watching the Supreme Court arguments unfold. While Bush went to the gym, Cain-like, to exercise his physique, Gore spent the day at home, poring
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As the sun set in Washington D.C. on a potentially crucial election night, Al Gore's private study was filled with an unusual sense of hope. Just 31 days earlier, the vice president had conceded to George W. Bush, but today, the Florida Supreme Court's decision
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As the nation waits with bated breath for the outcome of Vice President Al Gore's contest of the Florida presidential election, the trial has reached its conclusion with Judge N. Sanders Sauls expected to render his ruling by Monday morning. The closing arguments from both sides highlighted the
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Florida presidential election and the massive legal efforts by both parties George W. Bush's lawyers put forward a comprehensive defense against Vice President Al Gore's contest of the Florida presidential vote, citing numerous grounds for dismissal, demanding nearly 2.3 million ballots from three Florida counties,
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As the dispute over the 2000 presidential election results continues, Republican leaders in Florida are pushing for a special legislative session to award the state's 25 electoral votes to George W. Bush, despite a pending court challenge to the outcome. The effort is driven by the Republican desire
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Florida Governor Jeb Bush, in a sharp rebuke of his brother's criticisms of the hand recount of South Florida election ballots, proposed the creation of a bipartisan panel to overhaul the state's voting procedures. Speaking at a press conference, Bush expressed his concern that the manual
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Florida election officials have thrown out 1,420 absentee ballots from overseas without opening the envelopes, or 39 percent of the total, according to an unofficial tally by The Associated Press. The ballots were rejected for various reasons, including missing postmarks. Of those that were counted, 1,380 were for
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The pendulum of legal and political advantage in the Florida election dispute swung sharply to Gov. George W. Bush, then not quite fully back to Vice President Al Gore, after a day of court decisions, competing news conferences, and hasty political recalibration. The situation in Florida now stands with the
