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NPR's Adam Hochberg reports from Raleigh, North Carolina on the reaction of Democratic voters to Al Gore's situation. He found mixed opinions on whether the Vice President should concede the election to Governor George W. Bush.

Vice President Al Gore has said he doesn't think either presidential candidate should be making transition plans, but Governor George W. Bush is wasting no time in preparing for the White House. NPR's John Burnett reports.

The legal match between lawyers for the two presidential candidates continued today in the Leon County Circuit Court in Tallahassee, Florida. Vice President Gore is challenging the state's certification of Texas Governor George W. Bush as the winner of its crucial Electoral College votes. The next hearing on the issues in that case is scheduled for Saturday, but today both teams of lawyers were in a Leon County courtroom anyway, arguing over how many ballots ought to be brought from South Florida to Tallahassee for safekeeping and possible recounting. The judge sided with Bush attorneys who asked for a larger number of ballots to be brought up to the state capitol, not just the 14-thousand disputed ballots requested by the Gore legal team. NPR's Steve Inskeep has the news from the courthouse.

The federal government normally sets aside money for the transition expenses of a new president. So President Clinton's successor is slated to receive five-point-three-million-dollars from the General Services Administration, along with the keys to now-empty offices for his transition team. But with the outcome of this month's presidential election still being challenged, the GSA has said it will not release that money. That's prompted the campaign of Texas Governor George W. Bush to start raising private money so it can proceed with its transition plans. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

NPR's Guy Raz reports from Austria on the political fortunes of the far-right Freedom Party and its most famous member -- Joerg Haider (YERG HY-der). Haider and the party have been hit by recent allegations they used friends in the police to spy on political enemies. And, in a recent local election, the party suffered its worst setback in years. But while the party may be losing strength at the national level, Haider still dominates the scene in the province of Carinthia, where he is governor.

Linda speaks to NPR's Debbie Elliott who is in Tallahassee covering the lawsuit by the Gore campaign to invalidate the official Florida vote tally which was certified by Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris yesterday. The Gore camapaign says enough votes have been left uncounted in three Florida counties to make up the 537 vote lead currently held by Texas Governor George W. Bush.

Less than a day after Florida's presidential vote was certified, Vice President Al Gore challenged the results in three counties. Gore and other Democrats said they believed there were enough uncounted votes in these counties to change the outcome of the election. But Texas Governor George W. Bush pressed ahead with transition activities, confident the courts would uphold his narrow victory in Florida and thus his expected majority in the Electoral College. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

NPR's John Burnett reports from Austin, where Texas Governor George W. Bush and his team have been anxiously, but optimistically, awaiting the outcome of the Florida recounts.

NPR's Larry Abramson provides a round-up of politicos' appearances on the Sunday morning talk shows, including Senate Minority leader Tom Daschle, former New York Governor Mario Cuomo, former Senate Majority leader Bob Dole and others.

NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports from Broward County, Florida, where the County Canvassing Board finished its manual recount of presidential ballots last night. Vice President Al Gore gained more than 560 votes on George W. Bush -- a significant slice into the Texas Governor's narrow lead.