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...Bush campaign's attacks on hand counting, the fact is that it has a well-established place in election law. Florida law expressly provides for hand recounts. And courts that have reviewed elections decided by hand recounts - from Alaska to Indiana to South Dakota - have overwhelmingly supported them. If the Florida Supreme Court is concerned about the way in which hand counting is occurring, it could take steps to oversee it more directly, either by setting out its own counting standards or by appointing a special master to supervise the process...
BISMARK, N.D.--After traveling almost 8900 miles, two dusty Porsche Carrera 4's rolled across the border into Tijuana, Mexico two Fridays ago, thereby setting a record for covering all of North America-Alaska, Canada, the lower 48, and Mexico--in less than a week. My name won't show up in any record books, but I spent 24 hours driving one of those cars from Spokane, Wash. to Bismarck...
...radio, turning on the air conditioner, opening a window but we soon learned that they generally apply to everyone in the car. It was also much harder to get back to sleep after considering that my life was in the hands of someone who, after flying from Atlanta to Alaska and then driving for 48 hours, hadn't had a good night's sleep in several days...
...LOCK ACCOUNTS Despite recent bank-privacy legislation passed in Congress, very few states have adopted laws to protect client records. Looking for a bank that will keep mum? For years, banks in Alaska and Vermont have sheltered their customers' information from pesky telemarketers and other prying parties. But if you like your current bank, privacy experts suggest sending a letter telling it you want to "opt out" on information sharing...
...next several hours brought announcement of mostly expected victories, as Bush claimed New Hampshire, Utah, Idaho, Montana, West Virginia, Colorado and Alaska, while Gore won in Hawaii and Washington...