1.   And Al Gore, the old election kleptomaniac, what a wonderful PR decision, challenging the overseas military ballots.

2.   And it was Harris who said that she would announce the winner this past Saturday when overseas ballots were counted.

3.   And the overseas ballots have now been counted.

4.   Another complication is determining just what an overseas ballot is.

5.   Both campaigns realized the critical role that county canvassing boards would play in determining which overseas ballots to accept as legal.

6.   Both parties quickly recognized the importance to Bush of the uncounted overseas ballots, especially those from military installations.

7.   - Also pending in Florida were suits filed by the Bush campaign in several counties alleging that overseas military ballots were wrongly excluded from vote tallies.

8.   A concluding deadline arrives tomorrow night at midnight in Florida, as the final votes come in from the overseas ballots.

9.   A lot of overseas ballots that arrived on time will not be counted.