Three of the state's largest counties -- Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach -- agreed last week to end the removal of the names.

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That's faster than in Miami-Dade, Broward or Palm Beach County --- three huge and reliably Democratic counties in south Florida.

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Sales in the broader South Florida market, including Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, fell to 29, 058 transactions in 2007, but rose to 52, 679 in 2012.

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Democrats believe manual recounts of 1.7 million ballots in Florida's three most populous counties, Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, could yield enough votes to swing the White House to Vice President Al Gore.

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Secretary of State Katherine Harris also sparked controversy when she insisted that counties adhere to a seven-day window for certifying results, which didn't leave enough time to complete hand recounts of ballots as requested by Democrats in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties.

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Unlike Palm Beach and Broward counties, two heavily Democratic areas of South Florida, Miami-Dade is more evenly split.

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