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 BUSH,
GORE SUBMIT BRIEFS TO SUPREME COURT
Two legal
experts assess
the arguments the two campaigns make in court documents submitted. (11/28)
BUSH
BRIEF: Available in Adobe Acrobat format. (from FindLaw)
GORE BRIEF: Available in Adobe Acrobat format. (from FindLaw)
GORE ADDRESSES
NATION, CHALLENGE
REALAUDIO:
Gore talks with reporters about his request for a recount of thousands
of questionable votes in Florida. (11/28)
REALAUDIO: Vice President Al Gore discussed his decision to contest
Florida's election results in a speech to the nation Monday night. (11/27)
V.P. CANDIDATE
JOSEPH LIEBERMAN
The Democratic
vice presidential candidate addressed the Democrats' plan for contesting
the Florida vote in this
newsmaker interview. (11/27)
THE BUSH
CAMP RESPONDS
Montana
Governor and Bush adviser Marc Racicot reiterates the GOP position
that the recounts and legal challenges should end. (11/27)
POLITICS
AFTER CERTIFICATION
Syndicated
columnist Mark Shields and The Weekly Standard's David Brooks assess
where the election stands after
Florida's certification of a Bush win. (11/27)
CHENEY:
TRANSITION WILL USE PRIVATE FUNDS
RealAudio:
GOP vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney outlines the Bush campaign's
plan to use private contributions to fund its transition operation. (11/27)
THE LAWYERS
Gore
campaign attorney David Boies and Bush attorney David Ginsburg
discuss the recent legal developments. (11/24)
CHENEY RELEASED
FROM HOSPITAL
RealAudio:
Cheney updates
reporters on his condition and his doctor's orders. (11/24)
RealAudio:
A cardiologist discusses the vice presidential candidate's diagnosis and
treatment. (11/22)
RECOUNTS
COUNT
RealAudio:
Betty Ann
Bowser provides a full report on the latest legal maneuvers in Florida.(11/22)
Analysis
of the Florida Supreme Court's order to include manually-recoUnited
in the state's final tally. (11/22)
RealVideo:
The Florida Supreme Court rules that results from hand recounts of votes
must be included in the state's total. (11/21)
THE JUSTICES
The seven
members of Florida's highest court may have a decisive say on how
to count the ballots cast in the Nov. 7 election. (11/20)
GATHERING
STORM
Editorial page writers Robert Kittle, Rachelle Cohen,
Christine Bertelson and John Diaz talk
about the election struggle in Florida. (11/21)
LEGAL PERSPECTIVES
Two legal experts
offer their analysis of the latest action in the Florida Supreme Court.
(11/20)
RealAudio:
Listen to a full report on the arguments before Florida's high court.
(11/20)
THE
LEGAL CHALLENGE
Two legal experts analyze the
rulings of the Florida Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals.
(11/17)
 GORE
REACTS TO COURT DECISION
Vice President Al Gore makes a brief statement
in reaction to the Florida Supreme Court's ruling. (4:45 pm EST, 11/17)(RealAudio)
THE
LEGAL BATTLE
The Florida Supreme Court ruled
that manual recounts may proceed in several counties. Margaret Warner
discusses latest
legal wrangling with two experts. (11/16)
BUSH,
GORE ADDRESS NATION
 Texas
Gov. George W. Bush said continuing manual recounts would be "arbitrary
and chaotic." Bush said he would meet with Gore after the election.
(10:30 pm EST, 11/15) (RealAudio)
Vice
President Al Gore said he would accept the outcome of a Florida statewide
hand recount, without further legal action. (6:30 pm EST, 11/15)
(RealAudio)
HARRIS
DENIES MANUAL RECOUNT REQUESTS
RealAudio:
Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris
announces she would deny attempts to submit hand-coUnited ballots by four
Florida counties. (9:20 pm
EST, 11/15)
BUSH
LEADS BY 300 IN FLORIDA
Secretary
of State Katherine Harris announced this evening that with all non-foreign
absentee ballots coUnited, Governor George W. Bush leads Vice President
Gore by 300 votes out of nearly six million cast.
RealAudio:
Secretary of State Katherine Harris announces the certified results thus
far. (7:40 pm EST)
RealAudio:
An attorney for the Sect. of State discusses plans for final certification.
RealAudio:
Court administrator Terre Cass announces a court ruling that keeps in
place the 5 pm deadline. (11/14)
CONFUSION
IN PALM BEACH
Theodore
Olson, the
attorney who argued the GOP's case against the Florida's hand-count
in federal court, outlines the Texas governor's view on the situation.
(11/13)
CONFUSION
IN PALM BEACH
A look
at the eye of the storm of the Florida vote recount -- Palm
Beach County -- and at complaints of voting irregularities. (11/10)
THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
RealAudio:
Listen to Florida's Sec. of State Katherine Harris discusses the official
recount. (11/9)
CARTER CALLS
FOR PATIENCE
RealAudio:
Former President Jimmy Carter comments on the Florida vote recount at
a press conference in Washington, asking Americans to be patient with
the process. (11/9)
THE DAY
AFTER
Gwen Ifill looks at the
recount process, Terence Smith examines the
media's premature projections and Jim Lehrer gets analysis
from Mark Shields and Paul Gigot. (11/8)
"SIMPLY
TOO CLOSE TO CALL"
RealAudio:
Gore campaign Chairman William Daley announces the "continuation
of the campaign." (11/8, 4:06 am EST)
RealAudio:
The Bush campaign chair Don Evans says, "We hope and believe we have
elected the next president." (11/8, 4:27 am EST)
 NARROW
WIN FOR DEM. CHALLENGER IN MI
Democratic
U.S. Rep. Debbie
Stabenow has narrowly won the Michigan Senate seat, beating GOP incumbent
Spencer Abraham.
MONTANA'S OPEN
HOUSE SEAT GOES TO GOP
Republican
Dennis Rehberg has defeated Democrat Nancy Keenan in their race for
Montana's open at-large House seat.
DECEASED CANDIDATE
WINS MO SENATE SEAT
Gov.
Mel Carnahan, who died in a plane crash Oct. 17, has taken a Missouri
Senate seat away from Republican Senator
Ashcroft. Carnahan's
widow will serve in his place.
FIRST LADY BECOMES
U.S. SENATOR
Hillary
Clinton narrowly beats Republican Rick A. Lazio in the race for the NY
Senate seat vacated by the
retiring Democrat, Patrick Moynihan.
KEY HOUSE RACES:
SENATE
RESULTS
Find results on all 34 U.S. Senate Races as the polls
close
THE
FINAL SPRINT
Al Gore:
Ray Suarez reports on the vice president's pre-election push. (11/6)
George W. Bush:
Gwen Ifill follows the final stages of the Texas governor's campaign.
(11/6)
A TALE OF TWO GOVERNORS
Virginia
Senate: Chuck Robb and George Allen are battling for votes in
Virginia's suburban north and more rural south. (11/5)
THE "SHOW
ME" STATE
Tight presidential and senate races makes Missouri
a key battleground state. (11/3)
 GETTING
OUT THE VOTE
In the unexpected battleground of Florida, the race for the
White House could hinge on turnout. (11/2)
ROGAN'S RACE
California
27: An
embattled former impeachment manager struggles to hold on to his seat.
(11/1)
CARNAHAN WOULD
SERVE
Missouri
Senate: The
widow of Gov. Mel Carnahan, who died in a plane crash Oct. 17, says she
would serve his term if he is elected on Nov. 7. (10/30)
CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTS
Two Congress-watchers give us their take as Democrats and Republicans
square-off over control
of the House and Senate. (10/27)
OK, WHO WILL IT
BE?
Oklahoma
02: The
decision to honor a self-imposed term limit has sparked a close race between
an auto dealer and an attorney in this rural Oklahoma district. (10/27)
DUELING ENDORSEMENTS
New
York 01: Both
candidates receive key newspaper endorsements as polls still show the
Republican capturing the seat. (10/27)
A BATTLE IN BIG
SKY COUNTRY
Montana
At-Large: Democrats hope to capitalize on the unexpected retirement
of a GOP House member. (10/26)
 DOWN
TO THE WIRE
Four
governors offer their perspective on the deadlocked presidential race.
(10/25)
ABRAHAM VS. STABENOW
Michigan
Senate: With two weeks to go, Senator Abraham continues to hold
a slim lead over U.S. Rep Stabenow. (10/25)
THE NADER FACTOR
Is Green
Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader poised to play spoiler for
Al Gore? (10/24)
UNDECIDED VOTERS
IN OHIO
Betty Ann Bowser explores the psyche of undecided
voters in the bellwether state of Ohio. (10/23)
A CONNECTICUT CAMPAIGN
Connecticut 5: In a rematch
of a 1998 race, the GOP takes aim at a sophomore Democrat. (10/20)
A NEW YORK STATE
OF MIND
New
York Senate: First Lady Hillary Clinton and U.S. Rep. Rick Lazio
do battle in this closely watched contest. (10/19)
SOME OF THE KEY
CONGRESSIONAL RACES
Calif.
36: A former congresswoman fights to take back her seat.
New
York 1: Republicans
look to retake this seat after a party-switcher is ousted in the primary.
Virginia
2: With a popular Democrat retiring in a GOP-leaning district,
this open seat race has been close.
(10/13)
 THE
KEYSTONE STATE
With one
month to go in Election 2000, the presidential candidates are turning
up the heat in one battleground state: Pennsylvania. Gwen Ifill reports
on the
politics of the Keystone state.
(10/9)
MICHIGAN Rx
This year's
hot campaign issue, prescription
drug coverage for seniors, hits home in Michigan.
(10/6)
THE
NADER FACTOR
RealAudio:
Listen
to a report on the impact the Green Party's candidate is having in
the Pacific Northwest. (10/2)
FIGHTING
FOR FLORIDA
Al Gore
and George Bush are running close in the race for Florida's
25 electoral votes. (9/29)
A
HISTORICAL TAKE
Historians
discuss the role issues are playing in election 2000. (9/28)
A
CHANGING ELECTORATE
The growing
Asian and Latino populations change the political realities in California.
(9/27)
 AD
WARFARE
Spending on political
television ads continues to increase as candidates heat up their battle
over the airwaves. (9/21)
THE FEMALE VOTE
Presidential
candidates Al Gore and George W. Bush have both appeared on Oprah Winfrey's
talk show, mainly to
attract female voters. (9/19)
COURTING THE MIDDLE CLASS
Presidential
candidates pursue the
growing number of middle class voters. (9/18)
PRESIDENTIAL POLLS
Margaret Warner
talks with Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center, about trends
in poll results. (9/15)
FACING OFF
Excerpts from
the first
debate between Hillary Clinton and Rick Lazio in the race for the
New York Senate seat. (9/14)
PATRICK BUCHANAN
Patrick
Buchanan, one of two Reform Party candidates, discusses his conservative
ideology and the split within his party. (9/12)
DEBATING
THE DEBATES
George W. Bush's
press secretary and Al Gore's national spokesman, discuss negotiations
about the
presidential debates. (9/4)
ON THE STUMP
A continuing series
of stump
speeches by the two major party presidential candidates. (8/31)
JOHN
HAGELIN
The Iowa
physicist discusses his campaign for president, and his challenge
to Pat Buchanan for the Reform Party nomination. (8/30)
FULL
STEAM AHEAD
Al Gore
and Joe Lieberman begin a
four-day campaign trip down the Mississippi River. (8/18)
LATE NIGHT NEWS
More people are
getting their news
from an unlikely source -- late night comedy shows. (8/17)
PREVIOUS COVERAGE
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1999
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