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Sep 2020
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Scandal 6: Florida Recount of 2000

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The fight over Florida’s election results would become a fierce battle of wills between Al Gore and George W. Bush, with the clash over the presidency eventually boiling into the federal courts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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