Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 1, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2000 world b5 brother Jeb May Crown George president Florida committee attempts to Trump any court ruling by Robert Russo associated press Bush and Powell take a stroll at Bush ranch Washington before the supreme court tiptoed into the Battle Between the would be presi the Florida legislature took Steps that could Trump the judiciary and Lead to Jeb Bush crowning his George As the next occupant of the White a special committee of the Republican dominated Florida legislature sought to take the presidential dispute out of the hands of the courts yesterday by voting to Call a Spe Cial session that could name a slate Loyal to George Bush to the electoral the High court begins hearing Oral arguments Over the Florida recounts dozens of hoping for one of the hand Ful of seats allocated to the spent last night in sleeping bags on windswept sidewalks outside the Over one million ballots cast in two South Florida counties were sped by rental truck to the state capital Tallahassee in Case a Cir Cuit judge ordered disputed votes ret Bulat de by a nationally televised Convoy escorted by police and buzzed by several news Heli copters overhead arrived in Tallahassee from West Palm about ballots in armoured cars Are supposed to arrive from Miami late this political spectacle it was far from the Only political spectacle in the 102 republicans in the 160member state legislature were taking no chances with fickle after a sulphurous a committee of the legislature voted 85 along party lines to recommend state legislators hold a special session to choose the states 25 presidential that slate is virtually certain to Back that would give the Texas governor one More than the 270 electoral College votes necessary to become democratic presidential candidate Al Gores Florida allies were what the hell is going on Here Senate democratic Leader Tom Rossin asked in frus in the midst of an extremely muddled Polit ical George Bush continued to convey the air of electoral retired army general Colin widely tipped to be Secretary of state in a possible Bush met the Texas governor at his ranch but said he had not been offered any jobs by Canadian press if All votes were counted Gore would win Clinton Washington if every vote in Florida were count Vic president Al Gore would be the next president Bill Clinton and America will be embarrassed in front of the world if the votes Are not Clinton offered his offt Decuff observations to two Hilary Mackenzie of Canadas Southam news and Stefan Simons of the German weekly Der they ran into the president at a Book party in Washington wednesday evening and engaged him in a half hour conversation about the Florida election this All could have been resolved earlier if All the votes in Florida had been recounted As the Vic Epresi Dent Clinton according to Southam Mackenzie and Simons wrote Down their memory of the conversation immediately Mackenzie said she was absolutely certain of the accuracy of her she said she identified herself to Clinton As a reporter and gave him her business America will be embarrassed in front of the world if the votes Are not Clinton adding that Florida policies allow citizens to scrutinize the bal according to in a few students and their professor Are going to recount All the votes in he was quoted As adding if the votes were counted Al Gore would carry the in his own Clinton has Gore winning Florida by at least 100 votes without even counting the disputed Butterfly ballots from Palm Mackenzie reported that the president dissected the minutiae of each county she quoted him As saying Gore was denied the votes of holocaust survivors living in Florida who wound up Vot ing for Reform party candidate Pat Buchanan because of confusion Over the Palm Beach county Mackenzie and Simons said they encountered Clinton at a party celebrating the publication of the Book sue nightmares real threats in a dangerous world and How America can 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