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The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Dead but Elected

Fox News

A tie in a school board election in the remote town of Adak, Alaska has been broken by a coin toss. Incumbent Katherine Dunton won when challenger Dona Highstone called heads, and the coin landed on tails.

The only problem is that Dunton is dead. She died on Election Day — but state law said they had to break the tie anyway.

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