Bush, sporting a cowboy hat on a rainy, cold day, emerged for a brief trip to his office in the Texas capitol. Staff writers Serge F. Kovaleski, George Lardner Jr. and Peter Slevin contributed to this report. We have no reason to slow it down. Bush has won. Proposes that Gore accept the results as of 5 p.m. and await overseas ballots.
Offers plan to finish hand recounts in four counties or conduct manual recount in all of Florida.
Rejects proposal, saying hand recount system is arbitrary and chaotic. Miami-Dade County decided to begin its hand count on Monday. Gore's lawyers urged the Florida Supreme Court to allow recounts to proceed and to require that the results be included in the final state tally. News Jobs AP Shopping Archives Entertain.