1.   Election officials have said they do not intend to certify a winner in the race until all legal challenges have been settled.

2.   Even with so much undecided, Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris may go ahead and certify a winner Sunday.

3.   Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris has vowed to certify a winner in Florida by Saturday, after including the last absentee ballots received from Florida residents living overseas.

4.   Q. But if Bush has been certified the winner, why is the Supreme Court still hearing the case?

5.   The fact that Gore did not pick up enough votes in Broward County and Palm Beach County to be certified the winner Sunday was a costly setback.

6.   The Florida Supreme Court ruled Friday that state officials could not certify a winner as they had planned to on Saturday.

7.   The justices also asked if their opinion would make any difference, since Bush has already been certified the winner in Florida.

8.   Although legal challenges are expected, Secretary of State Harris has said she will then certify a winner in the state that will decide the election.

9.   Florida secretary of state certifies Bush winner in Florida presidential vote over Gore.

10.   Gore aides quietly took steps to make sure a full-blown transition would be ready to roll as soon as a winner is certified.