Supreme Court rulings are famously impossible to predict, but there are several likely outcomes.

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Because each of these three potential outcomes represents a very real possibility, it has become nearly impossible to predict where tax rates will be come January.

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The voters showed political independence and a willingness to make judgments apart from party, but it's impossible to draw grand conclusions about ideology, Al Gore, control of Congress or HMO reform from these outcomes.

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