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Some of the...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eEnglish/Nat\u003cbr/\u003eThe U-S Supreme Court is now deciding a case that could determine the next president.\u003cbr/\u003eThe nine justices are to determine whether the Florida Supreme Court was correct in ordering a recount of thousands of votes. \u003cbr/\u003eSome of the justices revealed doubts about the lower court ruling during Monday's oral arguments.\u003cbr/\u003eSome suggested the order for a recount amounted to a change in law. \u003cbr/\u003eAnd Justice Anthony Kennedy worried that the U-S Supreme Court could also head down that path.\u003cbr/\u003eOther justices questioned the lack of uniform standards for a recount. \u003cbr/\u003eSome suggested that could be a violation of the equal protection clause in the U-S constitution.\u003cbr/\u003eBut others insisted the high court shouldn't overturn a state court's decision on a state issue.\u003cbr/\u003eA quick decision is expected. \u003cbr/\u003eA ruling favouring George W. Bush could doom Al Gore's chances for the White House.\u003cbr/\u003eDuring Monday's hearing, Gore attorney David Boies said the Florida state court was not making new law but interpreting laws passed by the state legislature. \u003cbr/\u003eHe said the court's ruling would allow a recount of about 60-thousand votes.\u003cbr/\u003eThe justices grilled both sides as to what the standards would be state wide for counting the votes.\u003cbr/\u003eUPSOUND: (English)\u003cbr/\u003eBoises: \\\"Find that the punches went not through the so called chad, but through the number.\\\" Justice Sandra Day O'Connor: \\\"Well why isn't this standard the one which voters are instructed to follow for goodness sakes. I mean it couldn't be clearer.\\\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Interaction between Boies and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor\u003cbr/\u003eUPSOUND: (English)\u003cbr/\u003eSouter: \\\"You are saying they can't interpret a statute for where there is no exclusive definition. They have to throw there hands up.\\\" \u003cbr/\u003eKlock: \\\"What I'm saying is, Justice Broward, what I'm saying is...\\\" \u003cbr/\u003eSouter: \\\"I'm Justice Souter, you'd better cut that out.\\\" \u003cbr/\u003eKlock: \\\"I will now give up\\\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Interaction between Justice Souter and Bush Attorney Klock\u003cbr/\u003eJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg questioned why the nation's highest court should override the Florida high court's interpretation of state law and \\\"say what the Florida law is.\\\"\u003cbr/\u003eBoies remarked on the hearing and the rigorous questioning.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English) \u003cbr/\u003e\\\"What you had was a 45-minute interrogation and it was a very very good bench, everybody was very well prepared.\\\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: David Boies, attorney for Al Gore\u003cbr/\u003eBush's lawyer argued that the Florida court made a \\\"new wholesale, post election revision\\\" of state election law and \\\"wrenched it completely out of the election code.\\\"\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English) \u003cbr/\u003e\\\"The justices, all of them were very concerned about logistics and practicality, we are now just between four and five weeks after the election. The idea that manual recounts of State wide ballots should be undertaken now, when there are important deadlines that come due tomorrow, December 12, very much is a troublesome fact and it obviously bothered the justices.\\\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Ted Olson, attorney for George W. Bush\u003cbr/\u003eBush was keeping a low profile as he waited along with everybody else for the court to issue its ruling.\u003cbr/\u003eThe governor spent several hours at work at the Texas state capitol, then went for a workout before returning to the governor's mansion.\u003cbr/\u003eVice President Gore arrived at the White House on Monday evening.\u003cbr/\u003eAt the apex of his 34-day battle for the White House and with no way to know the next move, he did not authorise any aide to put a concession speech on standby, according to senior advisers.\u003cbr/\u003eRepublican vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney meanwhile said he thought Bush's lawyers made a strong case before the Supreme Court.\u003cbr/\u003eHe sounded optimistic as he left G-O-P transition headquarters outside Washington.\u003cbr/\u003eUPSOUND: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e(Question: How are you feeling, are you confident about the decision tomorrow?)\u003cbr/\u003e\\\"Looks pretty good, but never over till it's over.\\\"\u003cbr/\u003e(Question: What did you think of today's arguments?)\u003cbr/\u003e\\\"I thought our side did very well.\\\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Dick Cheney, Republican vice presidential candidate\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC \u0026amp; Austin, Texas - 11 December 2000 \u003cbr/\u003eAPTN -  Washington DC\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide shot of Supreme Court exterior\u003cbr/\u003e2. Protesters behind barricade\u003cbr/\u003e3. Thick crowd of protesters\u003cbr/\u003e4. Gore supporters behind barricade\u003cbr/\u003e5. Man bring court audio tapes to feed van\u003cbr/\u003e6. Close up of cassette tape being put in machine\u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide shot of camera crews around van\u003cbr/\u003e8. Tape being rewound in machine\u003cbr/\u003e9. Court sketch of justices on bench\u003cbr/\u003e10. Graphic of David Boies\u003cbr/\u003e11. Graphic of Justice O'Conner\u003cbr/\u003e12. UPSOUND: Interaction between Boies and O'Connor\u003cbr/\u003e13. Court sketch\u003cbr/\u003e21. Graphic of Justice Souter\u003cbr/\u003e22. UPSOUND: Interaction between Justice Souter and Bush Attorney Klock\u003cbr/\u003e23. Court sketches of Justices\u003cbr/\u003e24. SOUNDBITE: (English) David Boies, Gore Attorney\u003cbr/\u003e25. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ted Olson, Bush Attorney\u003cbr/\u003e26. Wide shot of Supreme Court building with demonstrators\u003cbr/\u003ePOOL - Austin, Texas\u003cbr/\u003e27. George W. Bush leaving Texas statehouse\u003cbr/\u003ePOOL - Washington DC\u003cbr/\u003e28. Night shot of Gore walking into White House\u003cbr/\u003ePOOL - Washington DC\u003cbr/\u003e29. Dick Cheney leaving GOP transition offices \u003cbr/\u003e30. UPSOUND: (English) Dick Cheney,  Republican vice presidential candidate\u003cbr/\u003e31. 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