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Hanging Chads : The Inside Story Of The 2000 Presidential Recount In Florida

  • Hanging Chads : The Inside Story Of The 2000 Presidential Recount In Florida
  • Attribution

    Julian M. Pleasants
  • Publication Details

    Book, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004
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      (LOWER LEVEL)  JK526 2000 .P58 2004         AVAILABLE

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  • Description

    The book features an introduction that clearly explains the often complex and convoluted legal maneuvering that occurred during those tense thirty-six days of the recount, a timeline laying out the sequence of events, a cast of characters that identifies the key players on both sides, and a glossary of the court cases and legal terminology that came into play. The book includes the viewpoint of the press and key political players like Tom Feeney, the Florida legislature’s Speaker of the House, and Mac Stipanovich, a key political advisor to Katherine Harris. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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    • "Hanging Chads presents interviews with eleven of the key figures in the post-election recount in Florida, which decided whether Al Gore or George W. Bush would win the closest presidential contest ever. The book features an introduction that clearly explains the often complex and convoluted legal maneuvering that occurred during those tense thirty-six days of the recount, a timeline laying out the sequence of events, a cast of characters that identifies the key figures on both sides, and a glossary of the court cases and legal terminology that came into play."–BOOK JACKET
  • Contents

    • County-by-county votes in Florida
    • I. Cast of characters
    • II. Court cases and legal terms
    • III. Interviews : Palm Beach County Canvassing Board / Charles Burton and Theresa LePore
    • IV. Interviews : media and public information / Lucy Morgan and Craig Waters
    • V. Interviews : politicians / Tom Feeney and Mac Stipanovich
    • VI. Interviews : judiciary / Nikki Ann Clark, Major Harding and Terry P. Lewis
    • VII. Interviews : attorneys / Dexter Douglass and Barry Richard
  • ISBN

    • 1403966931
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