51.   He was dealt a setback Tuesday when Sauls refused to order immediate manual recounts of disputed ballots in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties.

52.   He was dealt a setback Tuesday when Circuit Judge N. Sanders Sauls refused to order immediate manual recounts of disputed ballots in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties.

53.   In another legal development Friday, this one a blow to Gore, the Florida Supreme Court refused to order an immediate manual recount of thousands of disputed ballots.

54.   Instead, he set the hearing on Saturday and ordered that disputed ballots from Miami-Dade County be transferred to Tallahassee.

55.   It could, however, be used to persuade county canvassing boards to accept disputed overseas ballots and set a precedent for future elections, he said.

56.   Instead, he ordered a hearing for Saturday and ordered that disputed ballots from Miami-Dade county be transferred to Tallahassee.

57.   Miami-Dade officials opted Wednesday to limit their recount to disputed ballots only so the county could get a new total submitted before a cutoff Sunday or Monday.

58.   Separately, the state Supreme Court was weighing its response to a U.S. Supreme Court request to clarify why it extended a deadline for recounts of disputed ballots.

59.   The Broward canvassing board members looked at each disputed ballot, checking for punctures and slivers of light to weigh voter intent.

60.   The bulk of the show was a spoofing of the politicians whose reach for power last year sputtered or thrived over disputed ballots full of hanging or dimpled chads.