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It is argued that the double charging model may be used to explain the phenomenon of pair tunneling in vertical dots observed by Ashoori et al. [3]. It is also shown that a spin polarized state can be realized for weak interdot coupling, with four electrons in each dot, a situation explained in terms of Hund's rules. Lastly, it is shown that a ferromagnetic-like state can be obtained for three electrons in the double-dot by varying the interdot coupling strength. As the interdot barrier is lowered, the pz states in the two dots couple to form a bonding state that is delocalized over both. 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