21.   Evans ducked when asked what he would say to Americans who believe one side or the other is trying to steal the election.

22.   Fifty percent of those surveyed by Gallup days after the definitive Supreme Court ruling in mid-December said Bush won the presidency or a technicality or stole the election.

23.   Having spent eight years in the political wilderness under President Clinton, they came close to saying that Gore was being given legal sanction to steal the election.

24.   Having spent eight years in the political wilderness during the Clinton administration, they came close to saying that Gore was being given legal sanction to steal the election.

25.   Its leader, Seselj, although in a coalition with Milosevic, has accused him of unfair media practices and preparing to steal the election.

26.   Many furious Bush supporters would undoubtedly charge, in ways direct or indirect, that a black woman was trying to steal the election for Gore.

27.   Many staunch Republicans were especially vocal in their conviction that the election was being stolen from their candidate, while stalwart Democrats saw the converse.

28.   No assertions are made about votes being manufactured, the election being stolen.

29.   Opportunities for the government to steal the election are vast, according to Transparency, an independent Peruvian electoral watchdog body.

30.   Partisan bickering over the disputed election has grown bitter, with Republicans in particular outraged over what they have termed an attempt by Gore to steal the election.