81.   Republicans challenged the fairness of county elections official Carol Roberts, who on Sunday morning insisted the hand recount go forward.

82.   Second-guessing of the machine vote by a hand recount that is by design highly subjective unavoidably introduces an element of political bias.

83.   Seven counties had already completed a hand recount when the Supreme Court halted the effort.

84.   She insisted state law imposed the deadline, although Democrats argued she had the discretion to allow counties to continue hand recounts even if it meant missing the deadline.

85.   Several counties, including Palm Beach, asked for more time to conduct a hand recount.

86.   Since Election Day, there have been two distinct points at which Gore had the opportunity to ask for comprehensive hand recounts.

87.   Still, politically, it was a huge victory for Gore who believes the keys to the White House can be found under the mat of a hand recount.

88.   Sometimes people did not punch hard enough, and their vote was not counted by machines or in the following hand recount.

89.   Take the first night of the hand recount.

90.   That hand recount began on Monday and continued until it was halted Wednesday.