For those watching the Democrats-Republicans match: Although it has been stalled for several weeks by protests and counter-protests, the tournament director has just made the following rulings: * Point totals for EACH tossup-bonus set must be recounted, rather than just those pertaining to disputed questions. * One member of the Republican team (brother of the captain) has been issued a warning for wailing "Mom likes you best!" in mid-match after the captain overruled him on a bonus conferral. * The claim by the Democrats that the tournament officials are biased because of their hatred for last year's Democrat captain has been dismissed, though not without some grumbling. Match play should resume momentarily. The Green team, however, is picketing outside the venue because of their recent discovery that the buzzer system was assembled in a country that permits the use of sweatshop labor. Also, the Libertarian team has called a press conference to announce its de-affiliation on the grounds that they do not recognize the authority of the tournament director to tell them what to do. In other news: The Reform team has been arrested en masse for disorderly conduct, after two players' dispute over the team captainship resulted in a third player's stepping in and attempting to strangle the combatants with a well-worn feather boa.
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