Monday, July 23, 2001

Oregon Democrats Seek to Oust Justices The Oregon Democratic Party endorsed a drive today to impeach five United States Supreme Court justices for the decision that effectively gave George W. Bush the presidency last year. The party's central committee voted overwhelmingly to begin a campaign it hoped would take the issue to the House of Representatives, which has the authority to impeach justices. The resolution passed today by Oregon party leaders called for the "immediate investigation of the behavior" of the five justices who voted to stop hand recounts of Florida ballots. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/23/politics/23OREG.html

Sunday, July 22, 2001

Figures About Recent Global Summits Facts, figures about recent global summits: Genoa, Italy: Summit of wealthy industrial nations, July 2001 --One protester killed. --About 500 people injured. --Nearly 180 arrested. --About 20,000 police officers, paramilitary police and soldiers deployed. --Cost: about $145 million, including $25 million for security and $120 million for refurbishing the city. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Summits-Numbers-Box.html