31.   Following is the text of the ruling on Saturday by the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the hand recount in Florida and set Monday morning for arguments.

32.   Gore has demanded a hand recount in three heavily Democratic counties in the expectation that will make him the winner.

33.   Green sought a hand recount, but the canvassing board rejected her request, ruling there was no indication of fraud or a machine malfunction.

34.   Gephardt, with Gore campaign chairman Bill Daley at his side, chastised Republicans for attacking the Florida Supreme Court decision to order hand recounts.

35.   Hand ballot recounts are an essential part of election law in Florida and other states, and the most accurate method of objectively determining voter intent.

36.   Gore is also expected to ask the courts to order officials in Miami-Dade County to go back to work on their hand recount.

37.   Gore requested hand recounts in these three counties as well as Volusia County.

38.   Harris is required to establish statewide rules for hand recounts.

39.   Gore may lose the vote in Florida, even after the hand recounts.

40.   Gore seized the PR initiative Wednesday by offering to accept the results of a hand recount of the entire state.