Election 2000

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  • Why the Supreme Court case matters

    The Florida election may be determined in state court, but a ruling in Bush's favor could further the high court's cannibalistic long-term assault on judicial power.
  • 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.
  • Disenfranchise Florida

    By David Talbot
  • It's your party and you can cry if you want to

    By Andrew O'Hehir
  • Where are the Democratic fire-breathers?

    By David Talbot
  • Pressure grows for Gore to quit

    The vice president's request for patience gets a lukewarm reception on editorial pages.
  • The agony of Al Gore

    With his presidential hopes on the line, if only he could have said a single unrehearsed, from the heart, spontaneous, risky, convincing thing.
  • Gore repeats call for patience

    In a prime-time speech, the vice president makes his case for contesting the Florida election results.
  • How Florida Democrats torpedoed Gore

    If the vice president had locked up his party's traditional base in the Sunshine State, the election wouldn't be tied up in the courts.
  • In wartime, foes become friends

    Gore stages a casually upbeat chat with former rivals, spinning a near-victory in the Sunshine State.
  • Donkey doofuses

    From the butterfly ballot to Miami-Dade's withdrawal to the confused messages sent by the Florida Supreme Court, the real damage to Al Gore has been inflicted by his own troops.
  • 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.
  • Palm Beach soldiers on

    With some harsh words for Katherine Harris, Palm Beach continues their recount as the deadline passes
  • Where are the Democratic fire-breathers?

    Gore's party has been no match for the victory-or-death Republicans.
  • Judge accepts dimpled ballots

    By Salon staff
  • The Republicans' Type-A politics

    Dick Cheney will recover from his heart attack, as Dubya did from his boil; but the GOP's viciously aggressive style will leave lasting scars on the body politic.
  • By any means necessary

    With his divisive post-election campaign, Al Gore has poisoned the body politic -- for now and for generations to come.
  • Winners & losers

    By Jake Tapper
  • Let the Gore bashing begin

    By Anthony York
  • Spinning the Supreme Court

    Bush team criticizes Florida court's interpretation of an Illinois case, when it was actually referring to a different decision.
  • Courting controversy

    When my spouse started working at the Florida Supreme Court, we never thought bomb and kidnapping threats would be part of the equation
  • 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.
  • Florida Supreme Court decision

    The full text of the Florida Supreme Court decision to extend the recount through November 26.
  • Team Bush flings charges

    By Anthony York
  • Overseas ballots: Gore on the defensive

    By Salon staff
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