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A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including President Bill Clinton; Texas Governor George W. Bush; Florida Governor Jeb Bush; former Secretaries of State James Baker and Warren Christopher; George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore.

NPR's Barbara Bradley examines the legal issues involved in the recount. Yesterday, Texas Governor George W. Bush filed a lawsuit in federal court in Miami to put a stop to the manual recount in Palm Beach. The case will be heard on Monday.

NPR's David Molpus brings us up to date on the yet-to-be-decided Presidential election between Texas Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore.

In Austin, NPR's John Burnett reports on Governor George W. Bush's post- Election Day plans, including his strategy to show the country he's assured that he will be the country's next president.

Advisors to Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush tried to lay claim to the moral high ground today, each saying they were trying to protect the interests and will of the American people. But at the end of the day, it sounded a lot like the charges and countercharges of an increasingly bitter and ongoing campaign for the presidency. NPR's Peter Kenyon is in Austin, Texas, where Governor Bush spoke briefly today.

Robert talks with NPR's Peter Kenyon, who is covering the Bush headquarters in Austin, Texas. Governor George W. Bush has said he fully expects to be declared the winner of Florida's 25 electoral votes, making him the next president of the United States. A recount underway in Florida aims to resolve the question that has the nation's presidential election in a state of suspended resolution.

Robert talks with NPR's Debbie Elliot in Tallahassee, Florida, about the recount of that state's election ballots. Out of nearly six million votes cast, the first count found that Texas Governor George W. Bush leads Vice President Al Gore by a mere 1800 votes. Under state law, a recount is mandatory when results are this close. Absentee ballots could determine the outcome. There have also been a rash of complaints over defective ballots in a heavily Democratic section of the state which reported a high number of votes for Pat Buchanan. Whoever wins the Florida tally will be the next occupant of the White House.

Despite his death in a plane crash last month, Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan was elected to the Senate and his widow has been promised an appointment to the seat. NPR's David Welna recaps the Missouri Senate race.

Texas Governor George W. Bush today said he fully expects to be declared the winner of Florida's 25 electoral votes, making him the next president of the United States. A recount underway today in that state aims to resolve the question that has the nation's presidential election in a state of suspended resolution. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Austin, Texas.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from London that several world leaders, including French president Jacques Chirac and British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, rushed to congratulate Texas governor George W. Bush when it appeared he had won the U.S. presidential election. On learning the outcome was still uncertain, they retracted their messages with some embarrassment. Russian analysts, among others, saw the confusion in the United States as a sign of the imperfections in the U.S. electoral system.