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COLUMBUS, Ohio - As it has done for 200 years, Ohio's delegation to the Electoral College (news - web sites) is to meet Monday to cast ballots for president and vice president — but this time, there are demands that the electors wait until after a recount. A demonstration was held Sunday as about 100 people gathered outside the Ohio Statehouse to protest the delegation's vote. The Electoral College's vote in the Ohio Senate chamber is expected to be accompanied by demonstrations outside the Capitol sponsored by groups who don't accept that President Bush (news - web sites) won the...

400 Demand Recount at Ohio Statehouse 7 minutes ago By JOHN McCARTHY, Associated Press Writer Speakers addressing the crowd alleged that many voters were the victims of a fraud in which votes intended for John Kerry were given to President Bush. "I would like to welcome you to the Ukraine," said Susan Truitt, referring to the country where a new presidential runoff election was ordered after observers said the first one was rigged. On Friday, a federal judge in Columbus ruled that a recount may proceed if two minority party candidates who sued for it can pay for it. Green...

Massachusetts announced yesterday that it would fight on in court to try to toughen the sanctions against Microsoft in the company's long-running antitrust case. Seven other states and the District of Columbia said they would not appeal a federal judge's order earlier this month, which did little to strengthen a settlement reached last year between the Bush administration and Microsoft. West Virginia said it would decide on Monday, the deadline for deciding whether to appeal. Advertisement Tom Reilly, the attorney general of Massachusetts, called the order by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly a "loophole-filled deal" and a mere "slap on the wrist"...