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Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz, who is representing Palm Beach county residents, last night called Harris "a Republican operative" and accused the Bush forces of trying to stage "a coup." Asked which side seemed to have the momentum, Dershowitz said "I think Bush is outsleazing Gore...
...results showed Gore continuing to narrow the ever-shrinking gap between the two candidates. Shortly before the 5 p.m. deadline, the Democratic stronghold of Volusia County finished its manual recount, awarding Gore a net gain of 98 votes. After a day of uncertainty caused by conflicting legal opinions, Palm Beach officials finally agreed to begin a full recount today, though whether the votes will be officially certified may be up to Harris. Miami-Dade County officials, after a sample recounting of one percent of the vote, decided not to hold a further recount...
...upshot is that Palm Beach County, at the very least, has absolutely no chance of completing a manual recount in time to get the numbers in without Harris's help - and we know where she stands on late entries. Plus, the county's election results are on hold, pending some resolution of the half-dozen lawsuits over the "butterfly ballot." Which means that if Harris sticks to her deadline, the election in the State of Florida could be certified without the Palm Beach results. (Translation: Bush wins.) The county is still looking for a judge willing to rule...
...that at a grassroots level, elections in the U.S. aren't that different from elections in India, particularly when it's a close fight - the victor is not always the guy who would have won in a fair contest." The suggestion that a new poll be held in Palm Beach County was also very familiar in India. "That happens all the time here," says Rahman. "If the Florida electoral commission needs some expertise, India could fly over some officials with plenty of experience in these matters...
...Colombia, former El Tiempo editor Alfonso Martinez told TIME that the crisis in the U.S. would help some local politicians. "Colombians are surprised that there can be no result two days after an election in the U.S. because usually everything is very quick there," says Martinez. "The Palm Beach issue is raising considerable interest since it's being used locally to show that even in the U.S. there are irregularities in elections...