Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 16 - 22 November 2000 Issue No.508
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore in Palm Beach county, Florida, demonstrate during a rally led by civil rights activist Jesse Jackson in front of the Palm Beach County Governmental Centre in West Palm Beach (photo: AFP) Minorities close ranks Florida has stepped boldly into the limelight in one of America's most surreal elections. Hoda Tawfiq, in New York, reports on how ethnic groups continue to play a role Democracy laid bare Swamped with media tales of corruption and election fraud, American voters are losing faith in the system, writes Mohamed Hakki from Washington Hope eternally on hold A string of African summits aimed at resolving the Congolese crisis have floundered. Will the latest, in Tripoli, fare any better, asks Gamal Nkrumah Free trade trivia Rich nations attempted to revamp the WTO image at the APEC summit in Brunei, but some poor nations refused the sale pitch, writes Faiza Rady Fear of the unknown The people of northern Uganda have seen many killers, but the one in their midst is perhaps the stealthiest and most lethal of all. Nyier Abdou tracks Ebola's deadly trail The mouse's roar Back where they started A historic leader Dragging his feet

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