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...clock ticks, Gore faces mounting political problems. Polls show that the public's attitude about his challenge splits pretty evenly down party lines, but people are growing more impatient with each passing day. Moderate Democrats in Congress remain skittish and ready to bolt--and if they abandon Gore this week, he will almost surely have to concede. Some of them argue that Gore won Florida but should give up anyway. "Every Democrat feels that Gore is getting screwed," says a top Democratic congressional aide. "But at what cost?" Party leaders feel that Democrats will have a better chance of retaking...
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HOURGLASS > SUNDIAL > VILLAGE CLOCK > POCKET WATCH > PENDULUM CLOCK > ALARM CLOCK > WRISTWATCH > DIGITAL WATCH...
...Casually dropping an unusually prompt decision at noon on a nation waiting for a ruling from Judge Sanders Sauls on his weekend festivities, the Court "vacated" (wiped off the books) the Florida Supreme Court's decision to extend the certification and hand-count deadlines, essentially resetting the clock to November 17 and the Bush lead to 930 votes. But only till the Florida Supremes try again...
...Meanwhile, the political clock ticks. David Boies was out within the hour to downplay the decision - "We think the U.S. Supreme Court decision does not in any way affect the contest before Judge Sauls" - before favoring reporters with some well-spun analysis of the implications. For Boies, still fighting for a clean-slate hand count of some 14,000 votes, a decision that at worst costs his client only the 400-odd Broward County votes and does nothing to the ongoing "contest" except muddy it up a bit is just another fly on his legal windshield. "There's no reason...