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``` The press reports that if the Bush campaign fails in its attempt to suppress the hand recounts of voters' ballots that are provided by Florida law, as seems likely, then they will implement a "scorched- earth" plan involving legal challenges to the election outcomes in Iowa, New Mexico, Oregon, and Wisconsin.
For the situation in Florida see:
Palm Beach Orders Manual Recount; Gore Closes Gap http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/politics/12WIRE-PALM.html
For the Bush plan see:
Bush Team Prepares "Scorched-Earth" Plan http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2830-2000Nov11.html
Bush considers recounts in Iowa, Wisconsin http://www.salon.com/politics/wire/2000/11/11/bush_recounts/
For the political side see:
Bush Signed Recount Rule in Texas http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/politics/AP-ELN-Bush-Texas-Recounts.html
Has Bush Blown It in Florida? http://slate.msn.com/code/kausfiles/kausfiles.asp?idMessage=6473
For more details on the bizarre situation in Volusia County see:
Florida's Volusia Triangle http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/11/11/volusia/
Tragicomedy of Errors Fuels Volusia Recount http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2748-2000Nov11.html
If the envisioned scorched-earth plan does come to pass then it will be important to monitor the regional newspapers in Iowa, New Mexico, Oregon, and Wisconsin. To that end, some very excellent RRE readers have assembled guides to the regional newspapers and other relevant online resources in those states. I have enclosed them here: two for Iowa, followed by one each for the other states. I have edited and reformatted them, but they are not my work. Nor have I tested the URL's myself. I assume they're fine.
Let me just add that one of my favorite words in the whole English language is "slugfest". It's gotten a lot of exercise this week.
IOWA
Here are some URL's for Iowa papers:
Des Moines Register
http://www.DesMoinesRegister.com/
(used to be the independent paper of Iowa -- only local paper in the country to be distributed as the major paper in all counties in the state -- taken over by Gannett in the last decade or so but still has good columnists)
DMR on the potential recount:
http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/12916675.html
(Johnson County is where Iowa City is located, arguably the most liberal/progressive city in the state, home of the University of Iowa and a century of progressive activism)
More DMR campaign coverage:
http://miva.dmregister.com/miva/cgi-bin/miva?news/package.mv+Campaign_2000
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Cedar Rapids Gazette:
http://www.gazetteonline.com/GCDA/front/
CR is the second largest city in Iowa, fairly conservative
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Plus, here is a list of URLs for other Iowa papers (on some job search site):
http://www.jobfactory.com/news/u_ia.htm
Here are the major papers covering Iowa. The Des Moines Register is THE state newspaper, with statewide readership. The Omaha World Herald is widely read in the western third of the state. The remainder are from Iowa's larger cities, with Ames and Iowa City being the homes of the universities.
1. Des Moines Register - http://www.dmregister.com/ 2. Omaha World Herald - http://www/omaha.com/ 3. Ames Tribune - http://www.amestrib.com/ 4. Cedar Rapids Gazette - http://www.gazetteonline.com/ 5. Quad City Times (Davenport) - http://www.qctimes.com/ 6. Iowa City Press- Citizen - http://www.press-citizen.com/ 7. Sioux City Journal - http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/ 8. Waterloo Courier - http://www.wcfcourier.com/
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Newspaper Links - Lists local Newspapers, Radio and TV Station URLs http://www.usnewspaperlinks.com/nmnews.html
The Albuquerque Tribune <- This has 3 good articles http://www.abqtrib.com/
1) Brief encapsulation of how Gore's lead dissappeared http://www.abqtrib.com/politics/111100_numbers.shtml
2) County attorney changes mind and adds in votes that erase Gore's edge http://www.abqtrib.com/politics/111100_crucial.shtml
3) Full Story: "Ballots turn up, and Bush leads N.M. by whisker But -- wait! -- there are still approximately 180 votes to be reviewed in the county recount." http://www.abqtrib.com/politics/111100_missing.shtml
The Albuquerque Journal Online http://www.abqjournal.com/
State of New Mexico Unofficial 2000 General Election Results as of 11/11/2000 at 01:09(mst) with 33 of 33 counties reporting (By Office) http://www.sos.state.nm.us/election/rsult000.htm
State of New Mexico (Same as above but presented by County, must click through for details) http://www.sos.state.nm.us/election/cntyindx.htm
OREGON
Here is a list of Oregon papers.
http://www.dhonline.com/ http://www.argusobserver.org/ http://www.amcity.com/portland/index.html http://www.dailytidings.com/ http://www.bendbulletin.com/ http://www.cannonbeachgazette.com/ http://cascadia.times.org/ http://www.gtconnect.com/ http://www.eonow.com/index2.shtml http://www.eugeneweekly.com/ http://www.heraldandnews.com/index2.html http://www.lebanon-express.com/ http://www.mailtribune.com/ http://www.newportnewstimes.com/ http://www.thenewsguard.com/ http://www.nuggetnews.com/ http://www.ocnsignal.com/ http://www.oregonnews.com/ http://www.oregonian.com/ http://www.efn.org/~topaper/ http://www.registerguard.com/ http://www.rogueriverpress.com/ http://seasidesignal.com/ http://www.sheridansun.com/ http://www.theskanner.com/ http://www.sourceweekly.com/ http://www.efn.org/~sgazette/gazette.html http://www.salemconnect.com/ http://www.sunriveronline.com/ http://www.orcoastnews.com/headlight http://www.wallowa.com/chieftain http://www.wweek.com/
WISCONSIN
After wading through info on modest milk price increases and the national slingshot competition, I managed to find some Wisconsin URLs that may interest you. It's probably more exhaustive than discriminating, so you may want to review them to figure out which ones to keep.
La Crosse County clerk: Recount won't bear fruit in Wisconsin http://www.lacrossetribune.com/
Wisconsin ballot recount still a possibility [reports of bribery with free cigarettes to homeless people in Milwaukee?] http://dailycardinal.com/issues/2000/11/20001110/20001110.nws_recount.chtml
Gore wins Wisconsin - barely http://www.pressgazettenews.com/archive/articles/0011/1108a1aagorewinswi.html
Wisconsin worked to simplify ballots http://www.jsonline.com/election2000/nov00/ballot10110900a.asp
Local voters turn out in droves http://www.pressgazettenews.com/archive/articles/0011/1108a1qvoters.html
Record city turnout marred by long delays http://www.wisconsinvote.org/news/articlefull.cfm?article_id=769
Gov. Thompson: Wisconsin recount might be needed http://www.jsonline.com/election2000/nov00/1tommy09110800.asp
GOP urges McCann to investigate vote http://www.jsonline.com/election2000/nov00/1gop10111000.asp
Exit polls http://www.jsonline.com/election2000/vns/
County-by-county vote map http://www.jsonline.com/election2000/nov00/wicounties-postelection.asp
Thousands crush counties' polls http://www.jsonline.com/election2000/nov00/turnozw09110800a.asp
Big turnout at polls delays final vote tally http://www.jsonline.com/election2000/nov00/turn09110800a.asp
Key GOP legislator urges study of vote rules http://www.jsonline.com/election2000/nov00/wissid10110900a.asp
State was third in turnout http://www.jsonline.com/election2000/nov00/turnout11111000.asp
Wisconsin Elections Board http://elections.state.wi.us/
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