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White House Race Becomes Paper Chase

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While Al Gore and George W. Bush Debated over the airwaves about how to conclude the Florida election, the Gore campaign made plans to challenge today a decision by Florida’s secretary of state to reject hand counts from three counties. In a televised appearance Wednesday night, Gore offered to forego any further legal challenges if hand recounts in three counties were accepted. He also said he would support a statewide hand recount if the Bush camp requested it. Gore suggested that he and Bush should hold a meeting immediately, “not to negotiate, but to improve the tone of our dialogue in America,” followed by a second meeting after the election “to reaffirm our national unity.”Hours later, Bush made his own televised appearance and rejected the offer. “The way to conclude this election in a fair and accurate and final way is for the state of Florida to count the remaining overseas ballots, add them to the certified vote, and announce the results as required by Florida law,” he said.Stay with ABCNEWS.com for the latest developments in the battle for the White House.

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