[calenel]

"It is clear he would be completing the remainder of one term and then starting another. Just as Talent will be doing, and nobody is suggesting this is a problem for Talent."

Talent is actually completing 4+ years of a term. No election for the following term has taken place yet. Mel Carnahan was killed prior to the 2000 election in a plane crash. He won the election and his wife was appointed. This election was a special election for the remainder of that term which ends in 2006.

[mlo]

You're right, I shouldn't have used Talen as an example.