1.   A fierce legal debate already rages over whether state lawmakers have the power to name a slate of electors.

2.   Democrats acknowledged on Thursday that they do not have the numbers to stop the Republicans in the Florida Legislature from naming a slate of electors if they so choose.

3.   Legislators called the special session for Friday to consider naming a slate of presidential electors after eyeing the increasingly cluttered and uncertain legal landscape here, they said.

4.   Less than an hour later after the news conference, the State Senate ended a special session called to name a slate of electors for George W. Bush.

5.   They have vowed to pass a joint resolution naming a slate of electors as early as Wednesday should the legal controversy over who won Florida continue.

6.   A House committee of the Florida Legislature approves resolution naming a slate of Florida electors loyal to Bush.

7.   In Tallahassee, the Republican-controlled Legislature decided to stand down from its plan to name a slate of electors loyal to Bush.

8.   The Florida Legislature is considering calling a special session to name a slate of presidential electors, but lawmakers have not decided whether to move ahead.