Ambassador DAVID SATTERFIELD (State Department Coordinator for Iraq): Now forces - if the president elects to have them present here - will need to have certain authorities granted them by the Iraqis in order to operate in a combat fashion.

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In the case of such a tie when the electoral votes are cast in state capitals on December 7, the Constitution says the newly-elected House of Representatives elects the president, with each state delegation casting one vote, and the Senate elects the vice president.

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