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Polinault reports how both sides are soliciting new cash, to pay for their recount minions. Money does make the machine run. Even for a seemingly simple notion, a recount. Given what is at stake, imagine the will to challenge ballots favorable to the other side, and you can see that a counter-will is needed, and it has to be hired, not volunteer expertise. For this one, Zevon got two out of three, lawyers and money.