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By Hannah Mufson then gave the podium to Nader. votevote fromfrom conscience,conscience, notnot fea1~feat� andand Nader began by emphasizing the Nader began by emphasizing the saysaying,ing, "it's "it's goodgood toto have have beliefbeliefs,s, butbut Ralph Nader spoke at the Michigan environmental woes confronting the Ralph Nader spoke at the Michigan environmental woes confronting the it'it'ss goodgood toto havehave themthem precedprecededed byby Theater Thursday afternoon. The United States. "The ozone hole is get Theater Thursday afternoon. The United States. 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SStatingtating ththatat thethe lastlast timetime thethe UnitedUnited WiWithth thisthis ententhusiastichusiastic opener,opener, hehe StaStatestes had had more more than than two two parties parties was was 2 c:%-""' jRes ®estae • 26 ~eptember 2000 By Jonathan Sanchez Republican Held Seats haps best knownknown forfor g1vmg thethe Florida country thethe IRA thatthat bearsbears his name,name, Even thoughthough racesraces forfor thethe Bill McCollum (R) v. isis currentlycurrently chair of thethe Senate United StatesStates Senate tendtend toto be Bill NelsonNelson (D) Finance Committee and hashas served overshadowed inin a presidential ThisThis isis thethe only inin thethe Senate sincesince 1971. Attempting election year, thisthis year,year, theythey are justjust open Senate seat toto deny him a sixth termterm isis as close as thethe presidential racerace and thatthat RepublicansRepublicans Governor Tom Carper, who isis pre just as important.important. While havehave thisthis cyclecycle vented fromfrom seeking reelectionreelection toto Republicans are saidsaid toto have thethe asas popular Sen. his current post. Both men havehave edge inin holding a narrow majmajority,ority, itit Connie Mack very high approval ratingsratings in thisthis isis not beyond thethe capacity of thethe decided against runningrunning forfor aa thirdthird very small state. Carper has been Democrats toto retakeretake thethe chamber,chamber, term.term. Mack had narrowly won over stressingstressing Roth'sRoth's age while Roth has which theythey lostlost inin thethe 1994 elections. Buddy McKay inin 1988 due toto a been stressing hishis Senate experience.experience. If thethe Republicans maintain control, strong surgesurge byby George H.WH.W.. Bush Carper had ledled inin pollspolls forfor much of itit willwill be thethe firstfirst timetime thatthat theythey con inin Florida thatthat yearyear and cruised toto thethe year, but thisthis racerace has also nar trolledtrolled a fourthfourth consecutive session reelectionreelection inin 1994 over Hugh rowedrowed considerablyconsiderably with both men of Congress since thethe 69th CongressCongress Rodham (H(Hillaryillary's's brother)brother) in thethe now tied.tied. convened inin 1925. While much has Republican tidal wave. This been said about thethe potential impactimpact year,year, thethe racerace isis once again tighttight Minnesota thethe next president can have on thethe with State Insurance Rod GramsGrams (R) v.v. U.S. Supreme Court and thethe restrest of CommissionerCommissioner Bill Nelson,Nelson, a moder Mark Dayton (D) thethe federalfederal judiciaryjudiciary,, thethe Senate willwill ate DDemocratemocrat inin thethe mold of thethe Senator Rod Grams also havehave a say inin itsits "advise andand state's seniorsenior senator,senator, Bob Graham, was one of thethe eleven consent" capacicapacity.ty. runningrunning against Congressman Bill RepublicanRepublican senasena The Republicans currently have a McCollum, who hashas representedrepresented thethe torstors swept intointo 54-46 edge inin thethe Senate. A lossloss of Orlando area inin thethe House since officeoffice inin 1994 and fourfour seatsseats will resultresult inin a split chamcham 1981. McCollum gained national hashas proven consis ber keepingkeeping allowing aa Vice attention as one of thethe 13 House tentlytently conservativeconservative inin aa state thatthat President Cheney or a ViceVice Managers whowho presentedpresented articles of has managed toto elect a progressive President