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Just after 7 p.m., Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris declared Bush to be the state's official winner, by a margin of 537 votes, of the state's presidential contest last night...
Former Secretary of State James Baker, who is spearheading the Bush effort, promptly fired back, emphasizing that the Texas Governor had been declared the winner of Florida at each step of the drawn-out legal battle...
...hereby declare George W. Bush as the winner of Florida's 25 electoral votes for president of the United States," she said after signing page after page of the cobbled-together returns with a big blue fountain pen. She declared it a victory not for Bush or for Gore, but "for the rule...
...Bush, that's now a matter of opinion. He's now been declared the Florida winner three times (pending litigation). And he's just declared himself the next president of the United States, albeit without the bunting and confetti. Let Gore explain to the American people why he's still suing to prolong this race...
...again. The halls were decked, the pundits were quacking, Democrats said Florida was still too close to call. By the Sunday 5 p.m. deadline, the counting still wasn't done, but in a dramatic signing ceremony at 7:30, Secretary of State Katherine Harris certified George W. Bush the winner by 537 votes - enough for him to claim victory a third time. But even as Republicans planned their celebrations, the Democratic faithful were primed to fight on - especially after Harris decided to leave out the results of the hand count Palm Beach canvassers stayed up all night to produce. "George...