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The issue of manual recounts went before the seven justices of Florida's State Supreme Court yesterday. Lawyers for both George W. Bush and Al Gore made their arguments on whether manual recounts in three counties can be added to the state's certified vote tally. NPR's Melissa Block reports.

A judge, a court reporter and a deputy are killed at Atlanta's Fulton County Courthouse Friday. The man sought in the shooting, Brian Nichols, was in court on a rape charge and escaped by stealing a car.

Officials in Atlanta have arrested the man who escaped from the Fulton County courthouse on Friday after a shootout. Brian Nichols is suspected of killing four people and critically injuring one. NPR's Kathy Lohr reports.

The law is being challenged on religious grounds by a Jewish synagogue in Palm Beach County.

The city and county of El Paso declared a state of emergency over the weekend.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 76 counties in the U.S. don't have a grocery store.

Mega-church Pastor Rick Warren will host a political forum with presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama this Saturday. We have a preview of the upcoming meeting at Saddleback Church in Orange County.

As hurricane season begins, there are concerns that FEMA, the federal agency in charge of dealing with disasters, may be less prepared than usual and hampered by proposed budget cuts.

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