31.   The disputed ballots carried a heavy Democratic tilt, said Mark Wallace a Miami lawyer who observed the Palm Beach County recount for Bush.

32.   The decision significantly increased the chances that Gore might find enough votes in the disputed ballots to become the victor.

33.   The Florida Supreme Court on Friday ruled that thousands of disputed ballots should be counted by hand immediately.

34.   The Herald also won widespread admiration in the industry for undertaking its own independent review of disputed ballots.

35.   The King County Canvassing Board will meet Friday to begin ruling on disputed ballots.

36.   The reasons for the disputed ballots are varied.

37.   The suit is the first of its kind to be filed by media organizations attempting to tally the disputed ballots.

38.   They pointed out that other counties have complied with requests to segregate the disputed ballots from the rest.

39.   They say any questions about disputed ballots should be resolved at the state level.

40.   To expedite the trial, the Gore team backed away from an earlier proposal to move all the disputed ballots to Tallahassee.