11.   How to count these is an issue at the heart of the vote recount under way in Florida.

12.   In other words, the vote recount can be resolved according to law, and Republicans will still control the outcome.

13.   It is not a circus here, say some people in Palm Beach County, when asked by outsiders about the weirdness of its on-again, off-again vote recount.

14.   It took U.S. Supreme Court intervention to halt vote recounts in Florida that ultimately handed the election to Bush.

15.   Nor did he discuss his own suit challenging the Florida vote recounts, which will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court Friday.

16.   Several Republican lawmakers said Monday that if the U.S. Supreme Court nullified the vote recount, they would probably decide against moving forward.

17.   The company was concerned that multiple answers could lead to problems similar to those that plagued the presidential vote recounts in Florida.

18.   The money raised by the candidates for their election campaigns can be used to defray legal costs associated with vote recounts.

19.   The Republican-controlled body is expected to support Bush, which could leave Florida with two competing slates if the vote recount certifies Gore as the winner.

20.   Twersky says her punch-card ballot is part of the vote recount in Broward County.