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Salon.com November 29, 2000 |
Gore stays on the offensive The vice president will appeal a ruling against an immediate hand recount to the Florida Supreme Court... |
Salon.com November 25, 2000 |
Harris certifies election results Florida's secretary of state officially certifies results that show Bush the winner of the election in the Sunshine State... |
Salon.com December 5, 2000 |
Seminole County case to go forward A judge agrees to hear the Democrats' argument to throw out thousands of absentee ballots, bolstering the vice president's belief that he still has a shot... |
Salon.com November 26, 2000 Jake Tapper |
The votes not counted The Bush team will call it fuzzy math, but here's how Gore backers add up the ballots for their man -- and how they hope to convince the courts they're right... |
Salon.com November 14, 2000 |
Latest Florida count shows Bush up by 300 Secretary of state gives manual-recount counties until 2 p.m. Wednesday to explain "facts and circumstances" that would justify amending their vote counts. |
Salon.com November 18, 2000 |
Bush camp starts bomb throwing The governor's 930-vote lead would be larger if Democrats hadn't conspired against military voters, says Bush team... |
Salon.com November 15, 2000 |
Gore offers statewide manual recount The vice president says he and Bush should meet "right away" and promises no further lawsuits... |
Salon.com November 17, 2000 Alicia Montgomery |
Double blow for Bush Florida Supreme Court bars secretary of state from certifying results, and a circuit court denies Bush request to end manual recounts... |
Salon.com December 1, 2000 |
Florida high court throws out "butterfly ballot" suit Meanwhile, a circuit court judge allows the Seminole County case to continue, while the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments... |
Salon.com November 14, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Katherine Harris lays down the law The Florida secretary of state says she might accept hand recounts -- but then again, she might not... |
Salon.com November 14, 2000 Anthony York |
The final four Will manual recounts continue in any of the contested counties? And if they do, will the results matter? |
Salon.com December 8, 2000 |
"The recount shall commence immediately" In a stunning victory for Al Gore, a divided Florida high court mandates a manual recount of all Florida undervotes. |
Salon.com November 13, 2000 Alicia Montgomery & Daryl Lindsey |
Gore: Democracy at stake; Bush camp: Gore breaks the law. The fight over the presidency continued to simmer in Florida Monday, with both candidates raising the ante from salvos to legal battles.... |
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Judge approves dimpled ballots In a victory for the Gore campaign, a Florida circuit judge gives the county canvassing boards permission to accept them. |
Salon.com November 28, 2000 Anthony York |
How manual recounts helped Bush In some Florida counties, election officials voluntarily hand-counted ballots that machines couldn't read -- exactly what Gore wants in Miami-Dade -- and the governor came out ahead... |
Salon.com November 14, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Baker's bogus "compromise" Bush camp asks Gore to agree to suicidal terms -- Gore refuses! |
Salon.com November 17, 2000 Anthony York |
Running out the clock Democrats charge Republicans with intentionally dragging their feet over recounts... |
Salon.com December 11, 2000 Eric Boehlert |
Bending the rules boosted Bush totals Republicans objected to Democratic efforts to extend vote tally deadlines -- but pressed to change standards for absentee ballots... |
Salon.com December 7, 2000 |
Gore awaits court decisions Rulings could come as early as Friday in all three pending cases; Florida Legislature prepares to meet in special session... |
Salon.com November 30, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Praying for Gore A whiff of desperation begins to permeate the Democratic ranks... |
Salon.com November 16, 2000 |
Florida court: Keep counting State Supreme Court says counties can proceed with hand count -- regardless of what secretary of state says... |
Salon.com November 21, 2000 |
No cease-fire As the Florida Supreme Court deliberates, Sen. Bob Kerrey defends the Democrats' military honor -- and says soldiers don't need special treatment. |
Salon.com November 9, 2000 |
Political war breaks out in Florida Democrats, claiming 20,000 voters were disenfranchised, demand hand recount of votes in four counties. GOP slams Gore camp for "politicizing and distorting" the recount... |
Salon.com November 15, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Recounts go on -- for now Florida's Supreme Court allows the tallying to continue -- but Secretary of State Harris says she won't accept new totals... |
Salon.com April 4, 2001 Jake Tapper |
And the winner was? The Miami Herald's tally of Florida undervotes fails to yield a clear victor -- yet another reason the Gore team should have actually tried to "count every vote"... |
Salon.com November 11, 2000 |
Hands off! The Bush campaign files a motion in federal court to stop the hand counting of Florida ballots... |
Reason March 2001 Richard A. Epstein |
George Bush won. But at what cost to the law? Constitutional litigation will return to normal, but the political battles are just getting started... |
Salon.com November 14, 2000 Bruce Shapiro |
The legal endgame Court maneuvers in Florida mark the beginning of the end of this hotly contested presidential race -- but the play is far from over... |
Salon.com December 5, 2000 Bruce Shapiro |
The beginning of the end Monday's legal double whammy should turn out the lights for Al Gore... |
Salon.com November 27, 2000 Jake Tapper |
In wartime, foes become friends Gore stages a casually upbeat chat with former rivals, spinning a near-victory in the Sunshine State... |
Salon.com November 30, 2000 |
Ballots arrive in Tallahassee The Florida Legislature approves a special session that could give the state to Bush without the court fight... |
Salon.com November 19, 2000 |
Gore on the defensive The vice president dispatches running mate Joe Lieberman to Sunday talk shows to counter the latest GOP charges... |
Salon.com November 11, 2000 Anthony York & Eric Boehlert |
Everything you need to know about the Florida recount Hanging chads! Overvoting! A crash course in the Sunshine State electoral idiosyncrasies that could determine our next president... |
Salon.com November 12, 2000 Bruce Shapiro |
Let the hand count continue Why are Bush's people defending the sovereign right of machines to count votes? Because they're afraid they'll lose their narrow edge if all Florida's ballots are counted... |
Salon.com December 8, 2000 |
Uncharted territory Historians, law experts and pundits weigh in on the Florida Supreme Court's surprising decision to order recounts... |
Salon.com November 21, 2000 Jake Tapper |
The court comes through for Gore The recounts count, and dimpled chads might, too, but a menacing James Baker promises the GOP will fight back. |
Salon.com March 5, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Did Bush camp encourage military personnel to vote after Election Day? In an excerpt from his new book, the author uncovers the down and dirty partisan scuffle to win the Florida recount battle -- and the presidency... |
Salon.com December 9, 2000 Jake Tapper |
A sudden halt As counters in Tallahassee start to gain momentum, the Supreme Court tells them to go home... |
Salon.com November 21, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Florida follies Where every vote counts -- if it belongs to the right candidate. |
Salon.com December 2, 2000 Jake Tapper |
As the wheels of justice turn Despite Judge Sanders Sauls' best efforts, the case over the Miami recount drags into Sunday. |
Salon.com November 13, 2000 Alicia Montgomery |
Recount fight reverses partisan roles Republicans argue -- unsuccessfully -- for federal intervention, while Democrats make plea for states' rights... |
Salon.com November 12, 2000 Anthony York |
Volusia still in the spotlight As the county begins its painstaking recount by hand, local officials prepare a suit to ask for more time to count... |
Salon.com January 17, 2001 Anthony York |
The Florida recount continues! And according to the latest numbers, Bush has regained a narrow lead... |
Salon.com December 4, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Did the Gore team make its case? Most legal experts doubt Judge Sauls will overturn Florida canvassing boards and grant more hand counts... |
Salon.com December 8, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Florida shocker Proving the experts wrong, a divided state Supreme Court breathes new life into Al Gore's presidential hopes. |
Salon.com December 1, 2000 Jake Tapper |
"Sunshine laws" may reveal who really won Florida's strong open-government statutes mean we'll eventually know for sure who got the most votes in the state's presidential election -- and it might not be the person who gets sworn in... |
Salon.com November 19, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Reading the chads With the manual recount yielding fewer Democratic votes than expected, Gore's legal team turns its attention to pregnant and dimpled chads... |
Salon.com November 10, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Desperation all around This much is official: The Bush and Gore campaigns are both frantically grasping at straws... |
Salon.com December 13, 2000 Eric Boehlert |
Bush's no-lose position The Florida Legislature created a Catch-22 for Gore -- and the U.S. Supreme Court smacked down his best chance to find a way out... |
Salon.com December 7, 2000 Amy Bach |
Wasted labor The Democrats told AFL-CIO activists in Florida to take affidavits and act "nice," while the GOP mobilized its troops and got tough -- and won the political battle... |