says monuments should encompass the “smallest area compatible with proper care and management of the objects to be protected.”

It’s widely believed that the new Bears Ears National Monument in Utah – which was opposed by that state’s Congressional delegation – triggered the review. So why not order a review of that monument first?

Instead, Trump’s order covers many others, including the 242,455-acre Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in Taos County and the 496,330-acre Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument near Las Cruces.

The Antiquities Act, passed in 1906 during the Republican administration of President Theodore Roosevelt, has been used by 16 presidents to establish national monuments. Obama established 28 of them – including the two new ones in New Mexico – Clinton designated 19 and George W. Bush created two.

Althoughthis," he said as he stood outside the Farragut North Metro station. "There will probably be new laws coming out of this real soon."

Rondell Rose, an artist from Northwest who spent yesterday afternoon selling anti-Bush memorabilia outside Farragut North, said the court should have allowed a full recount of the ballots. "The Court could have at the very least let the people's vote get counted," he said.

Several citizens saw a need to review and repair election equipment and procedures, not only in Florida but across the nation. The most-frequent criticisms were of the Electoral College system.

Electors are chosen by popular votes in each state. Each state gets one electoral vote for each of its senators and representatives in Congress.

Mr. Gore won the popular vote, but Mr. Bush won