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To: Elmer who wrote (122505)12/13/2000 10:28:15 AM
From: Windsock  Read Replies (1) of 186894
 
The ruling of the Supreme Court was a deeply divided 5 to 4 to give Bush the election. The newspapers this morning aren't buying the 7-2 idea that just the 5 who were in the majority asserted.

Divided court finds recounts unconstitutional
By Frank J. Murray
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The decision, by the same 5-4 vote that had suspended the manual recounts on Saturday, was handed down five weeks after the Nov. 7 election.

washtimes.com

Justices' 5-4 Split Is Deep Gash
By HENRY WEINSTEIN, LA Times Legal Affairs Writer

The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision to block further recounts of Florida's ballots deeply fractured the court--precisely the outcome the justices, themselves, had hoped to avoid.

latimes.com

Supreme Court ruling apparantly seals a Bush victory
BY STEVEN THOMMA
San Jose Mercury News

WASHINGTON -- A narrowly divided U.S. Supreme Court late Tuesday reversed the Florida Supreme Court's decision to recount disputed votes across the state....

In an extraordinary late-night decision, the court said by a 5-4 majority, ....

www0.mercurycenter.com

Divided Supreme Court Clears the Way for Bush
Gore urged to concede after justices bar Florida recount

Carolyn Lochhead, Carla Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle Political Writers

In an extraordinary late-night ruling, a fractured U.S. Supreme Court blocked the ballot recounts ordered by the Florida Supreme Court, effectively securing the presidency for Texas Gov. George W. Bush.

The historic 5-to-4 decision shattered Vice President Al Gore's hopes for a recount of disputed Florida votes and all but ended the most bitterly contested presidential election in 124 years.

And many more of this morning's newspaper headlines.
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