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6:08 p.m. November 17, 2000: Appeals Court Denies Bush Request to Stop Florida Recounts

2000-11-17 6:08 p.m.

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit turns down a Bush presidential campaign request to stop Florida’s manual recounts on constitutional grounds (see Early Morning, November 16, 2000). [US News and World Report, 12/13/2000; Leip, 2008]