Joseph I Liberman

Joseph I. Lieberman, the Yiddish-speaking vice presidential candidate, is a major hit in this swampy state's large Jewish community--an unsurprising fact campaign officials have been milking ever since Al Gore tapped him as his running mate. But Democrat Lieberman also has been warmly received by an unexpected constituency--the traditionally Republican Cuban American exile community. Whether Lieberman can actually deliver many Cuban American votes remains to be seen.

Joseph I. Lieberman, the Yiddish-speaking vice presidential candidate, is a major hit in this swampy state's large Jewish community--an unsurprising fact campaign officials have been milking ever since Al Gore tapped him as his running mate. But Democrat Lieberman also has been warmly received by an unexpected constituency--the traditionally Republican Cuban American exile community. Whether Lieberman can actually deliver many Cuban American votes remains to be seen.

The federal government refused today to confer special status on New York City that would have allowed it to ban the shipment of spent nuclear fuel on its congested roads. The Transportation Department's Research and Special Programs Administration declined to grant New York an exemption to rules governing transportation of hazardous waste, which is done primarily on interstate highways.