Election 2000: The Long and Winding Road

For Gore to win, he needs to survive a bewildering legal obstacle course--not just the U.S. Supreme Court but also the Florida Supremes, Judge N. Sanders Sauls' circuit courtroom, the Florida legislature and even the U.S. Congress. (Of course, there's a chance a judge will throw out all those absentee ballots in Seminole County, which would make the ride a whole lot easier.) If Gore crashes anywhere along the road--or simply moves too slowly--he loses the race. --By Andrew Goldstein

U.S. SUPREME COURT

FINDS FOR GORE! [or] FINDS FOR BUSH! Decides the Florida Supreme Decides that the Florida Court did not...

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