1.   And contesting an outcome after the voters have spoken is properly dangerous for the contester, as that consummate politician Richard Nixon recognized.

2.   Gore continues to contest the outcome, with the case remaining before Florida courts and up for a hearing at the US Supreme Court Friday.

3.   From the perspective of the Gore camp, the vice president wants to count all of the votes, not contest the outcome.

4.   He suggested that if he did not take the time to contest this outcome, the credibility of future elections would be at stake.

5.   Such a ruling would favor Bush, but Gore still would have the right to contest the outcomes in the various counties.

6.   The court, in overruling her, said it wanted to give each side enough time to contest the outcome before the Electoral College convened.

7.   The results in many states were so close that it was possible that Gore would contest the outcome in some of them.

8.   What do you suppose would happen if Bush and the Republicans decided to take a page from the Democratic playbook and contest the outcome in those states?

9.   Frustrated Democrats, who asked for the count in the first place, said they will contest the outcome.

10.   Frustrated supporters of Democrat Al Gore have promised to contest the outcome, whatever it may be.