71.   On Tuesday, a judge turned down a request from Democrats to order a hand recount of all the votes.

72.   Officials estimated that the hand recount in Miami may not be completed until early December.

73.   One of the central arguments that Gov. George W. Bush has made against the hand recounts in Florida is that machines are impartial and much more reliable than humans.

74.   Palm Beach County, with even more ballots at stake, returns to its hand recount of ballots Friday.

75.   Perhaps the same will be true if a hand recount is conducted in Miami-Dade.

76.   Republican lawyers insist that no recounting is necessary, but if there is a hand recount, it should include all the ballots from the disputed counties.

77.   Republicans were attacking the Florida court even before it ruled in favor of hand recounts, because all seven justices were appointed by Democrats.

78.   Republicans have complained that the election boards in counties undergoing hand recounts are mostly Democratic.

79.   Republicans in Florida should not try to obstruct or delay the hand recount.

80.   Roberts said that after she led the push for a hand recount in the early hours of Sunday, she began getting abusive phone calls from Texas and elsewhere.