- CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -
Temporarily
lost in the aftermath of Sept. 11, what could be one of the biggest news
stories of the year is about to break.
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- Beginning in February, the National Opinion Research
Center, working at the behest of a consortium of media companies, labored
for months to tally uncounted votes in the disputed election that
eventually
led to George W. Bush's victory in Florida and, ultimately, to his
presidency.
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- NORC's tabulation of 180,000 ballots that did not
register
votes during initial machine counts was complete before Labor Day and was
slated for media release in mid-September. The data were held back at the
behest of sponsors who felt they did not have the resources to analyze
it properly with so many reporters busy covering the attacks. See full
story.
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- However, NORC quietly turned over its findings early
this week. The Associated Press said Thursday that its first coverage will
go out on the wire Sunday for newspaper use the following day. Follow-ups
begin Monday for use Tuesday.
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- A spokeswoman for the New York Times Co. (NYT: news,
chart, profile) told CBS.MarketWatch.com late Thursday that the company's
flagship paper will run with its own story Monday.
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- Apart from the AP and the Times, companies contributing
to the estimated $500,000 cost of the project were Dow Jones (DJ: news,
chart, profile), Washington Post Co. (WPO: news, chart, profile), Tribune
Co. (TRB: news, chart, profile), AOL Time Warner (AOL: news, chart,
profile)
and a couple of independent Florida newspapers. Under the terms of the
unusual agreement, the results would be given to all consortium members
at the same time, with an agreed period in which to independently analyze
them before going public.
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- Other news outlets have done their own recounts in
Florida,
with results showing everything from a larger margin for Bush to a slight
edge for Democrat Al Gore, depending on how the ballots are
interpreted.
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- William Spain is a reporter for CBS.MarketWatch.com in
Chicago.
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