Earlier this week, the Democrat-controlled state legislature rejected Republican efforts to delay the election certification (and thereby the inauguration).

ECONOMIST: Washington state politics

The debate over air pollution and, more specifically, the regulation of air pollution, raged on this week as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) watered down its cross-state pollution rule and House Republicans moved to delay new rules on toxic air pollution from cement plants, solid waste incinerators, and industrial boilers.

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DeLay stepped down earlier this year after being indicted on state money-laundering charges.

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If Bush wins that vote -- or loses by fewer than 300 votes -- he is likely to win Florida unless court disputes over the state's presidential recount delay certification of the election.

CNN: Florida counties expect about 2,000 absentee ballots

The state supreme court ruled last December that he had to complete the sentence, despite the 31-year delay.

ECONOMIST: Race relations

Noting that his home state requires a three-day waiting period to pick up a newly purchased gun, Reid contended the delay saved lives.

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On February 2nd, after much delay and brinkmanship, the education department finally admitted that it had killed off the state 11-plus exam but was unable to come up with a replacement.

ECONOMIST: Grammar schools