31.   Rehnquist was among the five justices who voted to stop ballot recounts in Florida, ending five weeks of post-election overtime and effectively handing the White House to Bush.

32.   Senate leaders have raised the possibility of delaying a vote until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether to resume ballot recounts.

33.   Stocks continued their decline Thursday as Wall Street waited to see if the ballot recount under way in Florida will determine who wins the U.S. presidency.

34.   Stocks opened lower as Wall Street waited to see if the ballot recount under way in Florida will determine who wins the U.S. presidency.

35.   The divided court ruled that manual ballot recounts in Florida were unconstitutional because various counties used different standards to evaluate a vote.

36.   The courts can order ballot recounts in some cases.

37.   The opposition leader is demanding a ballot recount which he says could bring his party victory in some of the eight communes.

38.   The same lineup voted to stop ballot recounts in Florida last month, effectively handing the presidential election to George W. Bush.

39.   The Senate next meets on Wednesday, although leaders there have raised the possibility of delaying a vote until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether to resume ballot recounts.

40.   The U.S. Supreme Court is deliberating whether ballot recounts can resume.