In Philadelphia, Democratic and Republican lawyers say they can usually work together to resolve election-day problems.
Lawyers for the Gore campaign have asked the justices to resolve all election litigation pending in state courts themselves.
In an effort to resolve the election dispute, Mr. Kostunica urged an independent recount of the ballots.
In the end, a 15-member commission was set up to rule on the disputed electoral votes, and it too voted along party lines to resolve the election.
As the country's leaders grapple with how to resolve the election, everyone knows nothing less than the future of Mongolia is at stake.
We now need to resolve this election in a way that is fair, forthright and fully consistent with our Constitution and our laws.
But unlike Mr. Card of the Bush staff, Mr. Torricelli said that did not mean there should be a rush to resolve the election dispute.
Several Republican legislators said they did not have faith that the Florida Supreme Court would act in a forceful, timely manner to resolve the election before Dec. 12.
Mr. Fabiani said that Mr. Gore was now "more convinced than ever" that his position on counting all the votes was "the best way to resolve this election," adding: "He is confident and optimistic about the case his representatives will present to the Supreme Court on Monday".
Following is a transcript of a statement by Vice President Al Gore yesterday on the Florida vote recount, as recorded by The New York Times: As I have said all along, we need to get a fair and accurate count to resolve this election.
