Word: could
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...moved me so much I could not walk away," Waide says. "There are thousands of people who want to get back and make a difference...
...proposal that Bush could and did refuse...
...count of overseas votes (due Friday at midnight) maintain Bush's lead in Florida, Harris could certify the votes Saturday and declare Bush the winner. First, of course, she'll have to get past Florida's Supreme Court, which on Wednesday and Thursday refused legal moves to block hand recounts, and might well overturn a circuit court decision or a unilateral conclusion by Harris, and order the manual recounts to continue and be included in the statewide figures...
...Bush team takes issue with the Florida Supreme Court's decision, which many predict they are likely to do, the case could wind up in Washington, before the Supreme Court. According to Craig Waters, communications director for the Florida Supreme Court, the fate of the case depends on the lawyers' strategies: Although technically the only course of appeal after the state Supreme Court is the United States Supreme Court, in this case it could be argued that federal issues are involved, and an appeal might be successfully pushed into a lower federal appeals court. At that point, of course...
...what level of involvement could we see from the Justices? Legal analysts point out that the Court generally steers clear of state election issues - which, despite its national ramifications, this case remains - and this Court in particular has a strong record of advocating states' rights over federal intervention. The court may not accept the case at all, deferring to Florida's state courts - a move that would appear to benefit Gore, as Florida's Supreme Court has already come out in favor of hand recounts in the cases before it. On the other hand, if either candidate raises constitutional questions...