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We 'll see how many of ours come out today . " [ I ] t must give you pause that your analysis is of a term , ' drug-trafficking crime ' or ' illicit trafficking , ' and your theory leads to the conclusion that simple possession equates with drug trafficking , " Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said.Kneedler replied that " a lot of state statutes dealing with drugs do not , are not patterned directly after the federal statute , and there is no reason why Congress would have insisted that they do so in order for this statute to operate sensibly . " This court has repeatedly held that , under the Sixth Amendment , any fact that exposes a defendant to a greater potential sentence must be found by the jury , not a judge , and established beyond a reasonable doubt , not merely by a preponderance of the evidence , " Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote for the court.The majority was one vote larger than the 5-4 rulings that have been the norm in sentencing cases . " I ca n't say that I have a lot of very close , personal relationships with people , " Skilling told the jury.During eight sometimes captivating days as his own chief witness , Skilling described for the jury his psychological odyssey , which left him " going to pieces , " unable to get out of bed and plagued with alcohol problems as Enron hurtled toward bankruptcy protection in December 2001.At one point , Skilling testified , he was so overcome with emotion and drink that his fiancee could not roust him out of a Fort Lauderdale , Fla ., hotel room to meet friends and attend a boat show . " Roberts good-naturedly referred to the lack of anticipation of the report , saying he 'd once asked Rehnquist why he released it on New Year 's Day . " Del. Clarke N. Hogan , a Republican from Halifax County who grinned and answered " no comment " when asked if he 'd ever attended a cockfight , said he is open to the need to elevate the penalties . " The White House was a very efficient operation , and I 'm sure if I was n't there , they 'd just go down the list and take whoever was next . " Ultimately , negative perceptions of candidates could have participation implications by keeping more youth from the polls , " they wrote.Miserly Republicans , Unprincipled DemocratsAre Republicans stingy but principled while Democrats are generous but racist ? " She acknowledged , however , that the justices probably could have done a better job with the opinion if they had n't been rushed.Still , O'Connor said the outcome of the election would have been the same even if the court had not intervened.She was referring to studies that suggest Bush would have won a recount limited to counties that Gore initially contested , although other studies said Gore might have prevailed in a statewide recount . " We 'll have the bill past the House before April break , " Democratic-led Congress on Wednesday to renew his fast-track authority for negotiating international trade agreements . Compared with the control group , those who got memory training did 75 percent better on memory tasks five years later , those who got the reasoning training did 40 percent better on reasoning tasks , and those who got the speed training did 300 percent better than the control group.Researchers noted that mental skills can sometimes compensate for physical disabilities : Knowing how to figure out directions and find a new route on a map , for example , could allow someone to retain mobility even after their night vision deteriorates to the point where driving on certain roads becomes difficult.The study tracked 2,802 healthy adults from diverse backgrounds who were , on average , 73 years old . Her analysis suggests that GOP " white flight " in the Maryland Senate race could mean at least an additional 1 or 2 percent of the vote goes to the Democrat , and perhaps more - - but only if the candidate is white . " We 'd prefer that no one from our group show up over there at the site alone , " he says . Breyer says that " purpose " and " consequences " must be considered ; Scalia looks for the original intent of the framers . They offered what is known as " forward-looking " mitigating evidence , arguing that if given a life sentence , he could lead a productive existence in the structured atmosphere of a prison and perhaps even help others.But his attorneys said the trial judge misled and confused jurors by not specifically instructing them that they could consider such evidence . But Haisley knows he must defend it . " Any solution to the problems of accuracy , reliability , and recountability that have plagued electronic voting in Florida must also ensure that the right of disabled voters as well as language minorities not be negatively impacted , " Simon said in a prepared statement . There 's more to this town than just Democrats and Republicans , though they 'd never know it , never even fathom it , what with their chronic obsession with each other.But as the new Alfalfa Party nominee said last night in accepting the nomination during the Alfalfa Club 's annual dinner , " Quitus whinus over spiltus milkus . If I feature your suggestion in the newspaper , I 'll treat you to lunch.Who Would Have Thought ? " They 'll want to make it clear that principles and not politics dictated the outcome . an agreement for making payments pursuant to an agreement in the nature of a compromise , you ca n't come and say that it has been coerced or is some form of duress .