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The 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is a multilateraltreaty that would bar participating states from conductingexplosive tests of nuclear weapons.

President Bush's expected declaration of an operational missiledefense capability is a historic achievement, but the threatremains. Congress should continue to improve existing missilesystems and interceptors; support the development and deployment ofsea-, land-, and space-based missile interceptors; and construct aworldwide command and control system that ties together all theU.S. missile defense capabilities.

The argument that it takes only a simple majority of electorsvoting to elect the President, as opposed to a majority of thewhole number, does not withstand constitutional scrutiny.

Turnout was just under 25%

One incumbent, one newcomer elected to Chevy Chase Town Council Elections decided in other Montgomery County municipalities; some upcoming By Dan Schere | May 14, 2021 File photo One incumbent and one newcomer will be joining the Chevy Chase Town Council, following the town’s vote-by-mail election this month. Incumbent Joel Rubin and newcomer Joy White both ran uncontested in the election. Town Manager Todd Hoffman said Rubin received 442 votes and White received 463 votes. Ballots were required to be mailed by May 4 and received by May 11. Mayor Cecily Baskir, whose term is expiring, ch...