Columnists

For the first time in his political life, the label “candidate” did not apply to Bill Clinton and there was little for him to do on Election Day beyond root from afar for his vice president and in person for his wife – the only first lady ever elected to public office. -more-

The national media polls? Suddenly irrelevant. The conventions, the debates, the homestretch fund-raisers? Mere memories. -more-

NEW YORK — Some Web sites leaked early voting results from exit polls Tuesday afternoon despite efforts to keep them private until polls closed in the evening. -more-

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sara Jane Olson, who is charged with trying to bomb police cars 25 years ago, endangered the lives of police officers last month by placing their addresses and home telephone numbers on the Internet, prosecutors charge. -more-

SAN FRANCISCO — Candymakers who picketed See’s Candies, Inc., for 45 days have agreed to a five-year contract that boosts wages and pension plans. -more-

FRESNO — If it weren’t for the constant shipments of human waste from Southern California’s cities, Kern County farmer Shaen Magen says his farm would dry up and blow away. -more-