11.   It is an awkward case for the Gore high command, however, because he is fighting on other fronts to include rather than exclude questionable ballots.

12.   King estimated that there was only a slight chance that discarding the questionable ballots would have made Gore the winner.

13.   Questionable ballots are set aside so the canvassing board can read them.

14.   The board hopes to get through the rest of the absentees today, and then turn to questionable ballots that counters have been setting aside.

15.   The board members go through questionable ballots one by one while lawyers from the Democrats and Republicans are, quite literally, breathing down their necks.

16.   The dispute centers over what standards to use in determining the validity of questionable ballots.

17.   The Gore campaign probably came on too strong and belligerently when it first threatened to back a court fight against questionable ballots in Palm Beach County.

18.   The initial counts there may have undercounted votes intended for Gore, but were eliminated as questionable ballots.

19.   The judge also acknowledged disputes erupted at several points over questionable ballots.

20.   The questionable ballots were filed away but were not referred to the district attorney for investigation.