In a stunning setback
for the Bush campaign, the Miami-Dade canvassing board
voted 2-1 Friday to authorize a full manual recount of
the county's 653,963 ballots, reversing an earlier decision
against the hand tally. Back to the ballots: Kendall Coffey, attorney for
the Democratic Party, addresses the Miami-Dade canvassing
board, which decided Friday to launch a hand recount of
653,963 votes that could last nearly a month.
Tensions high as
Gore's team makes its case. Florida hearing continues
today on recounts
While the U.S. Supreme Court justices worked a rare weekend
to decide the fate of earlier recounts, Gore's lawyers
opened their case contesting the state's official election
results.
Hours before the
polls closed in Florida on Nov. 7, a huddle of attorneys
from Miami began mobilizing behind presidential hopefuls
George W. Bush and Al Gore. The common denominator among
the group: a desperate sense of urgency and the understanding
that their choice of client could alter their careers
forever. JoiningForces: Kendall Coffey and former
Secretary of State Warren Christopher field questions
about Gore's ballot recount effort
"For my counselor, and ally and
friend Kendall Coffey, with thanks for your heroic work
- and for the best brief ever filed before the Fla. Supreme
Ct."
Al Gore