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To: bosquedog who wrote (85173)	11/12/2000 10:54:01 AM
From: wiz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

>they called Florida 8 minutes before the close<< And there are claims that some "panhandlers" didn't even leave the house.. Hmm.. seems likely. Joe abouttavote, checks his TV before going to vote.. 9 minutes to the close. He sees Florida is going Democrat. Darn he says, I guess I won't get in the car, drive to the polls, wait in line and vote. He looks at his watch it is 8 minutes to the close. Wow, that's cuttin it pretty close don't ya think?? If I'm in line, I stay and vote.. 8 minutes, let's be serious. Ak

To: bosquedog who wrote (85173)	11/12/2000 2:06:48 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

bosquedog, Here's a story that's on the current AP wires (I can't find the original Washington Post story that I read). Florida was called about 7:50 PM EST when the polls in the panhandle closed at 8:00 PM EST. House Panel To Hold Hearings On Networks' Early Election Calls November 09, 2000 CURT ANDERSON Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A House telecommunications panel will hold hearings as early as next week on the television networks' early calls of the presidential race in Florida and their possible impact on voters elsewhere. Rep. Billy Tauzin, chairman of the House Commerce telecommunications subcommittee, planned Thursday to announce the panel's intention to invite TV network officials to testify. A spokesman said the hearings could be set as early as next week, when Congress must return for a lame-duck session to finish this year's budget. "Obviously, we're concerned about what the impact the early call of the election had on voter turnout,'' said Ken Johnson, spokesman for Tauzin, R-La. "We're going to focus on Florida, but we'll look at other areas as well.'' Between 7:49 p.m. and 8 p.m. EST Tuesday, NBC, CBS, CNN, Fox, ABC and The Associated Press all called Florida, with its decisive 25 electoral votes, for Vice President Al Gore. Polls were still open in several Western states. At about 9:55 p.m. EST, the networks and AP began taking back those projections based on the actual Florida vote count that showed a tight race between Democrat Gore and Republican George W. Bush. Tauzin's hearings are aimed at examining whether the early calls in Florida, always considered a keystone to the election, might have deterred some people from voting in other states, Johnson said. Early Wednesday, television news outlets projected Bush winning Florida, but The AP considered the tally too close to call a winner. A few hours later, the TV outlets placed the state back in the undecided category, and a recount is under way to determine the actual winner.