The Miami Herald paid to do the recount. AFAIK, no impartial recount of

any sort ever came out with Gore ahead.

-----Original Message-----

From: Charlie Coleman [mailto:charliegc@lakesatredrock.net]

Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 4:39 PM

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Subject: Re: [OT] Why and How the Military Salutes President Bush

I'll try to find the reference when I have time. The ones that 'paid' to

complete the recount was some newspaper in Florida. Supposedly, it was a

newspaper that had supported Gore. They quietly published the results

that

Bush's lead had increased in their final count.

-Charlie

> > As it turns out, Bush's lead actually increased substantially in

> > the final tally (some newspaper paid for the remainder of the effort

> > to tally the votes - and that was the result - although it wasn't

> > publicized very well).

>

>As I recall, the kind of recount each side had asked for would have

>resulted in the opponent's victory, and the complete count of overvotes

>and undervotes (i.e. a complete recount) would have given the state to

>Gore.

>

>-Jerry Wolper

> Consult10@aol.com