1.   Although Bush was able to gain a thin margin in Florida, the results were subject to an automatic recount.

2.   Both presidential candidates know it, which explains their very different reactions to the automatic recount.

3.   A. Florida law calls for an automatic recount when the margin of victory is less than one-half of one percent.

4.   He pointed out that California does not have an automatic recount law and that ballots must be certified before a candidate can ask for a recount.

5.   He won the automatic recount.

6.   Rove added that the close margins of victory in Iowa and Wisconsin, two states that have been called for Gore, could trigger automatic recounts in coming days.

7.   The automatic recount required by Florida law is continuing.

8.   The results will likely stand, since the margin is too wide to get an automatic recount.

9.   The required automatic recount kept workers from hand tallying initially.

10.   Unlike Florida, Wisconsin has no automatic recount provision.