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Article: GORE MAKES LAST STAND FLORIDA LAWMAKERS CALL SPECIAL SESSION AS VP GOES TO SUPREME COURT

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TALLAHASSEE Al Gore's effort to overturn George W. Bush's narrow victory moves back to the Florida Supreme Court today, while GOP state lawmakers scheduled a special session Friday to appoint presidential electors in case the court battles rage too long.

Gore is appealing a lower court ruling that decisively rejected his challenge of Bush's certified 537-vote win. An hour of oral arguments was scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Chicago time.

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