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Washington doesn't know how to relax

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WASHINGTON (USATODAY.com) - This is one of those odd times in the nation's capital where the pace slows down and those of us used to running full tilt get a little uneasy and unsure of what to do.
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Rove: Bush serious about gay marriage ban

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush in his second term "absolutely" would push for a constitutional amendment that says marriage consists only of the union of a man and a woman, White House political adviser Karl Rove said.
Rove speaks out on Bush's winUSA Today
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Victory will boost Bush's authority, reach

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WASHINGTON - His margin of victory in the Electoral College was close enough that for a while it seemed possible Ohio's provisional ballots could change the outcome. He won with a strategy that did little to heal the nation's bitter political divide.

Polls were busiest since Nixon-Humphrey in '68

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WASHINGTON - Americans voted Tuesday in greater proportions than at any time since 1968, setting records in a band of Southern states dominated by Republicans.

Predictions burn pollsters, pundits — again

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The polling industry is on the defensive for its surveys of voters on Election Day, which some TV pundits relied on Tuesday to overstate support for Sen. John Kerry.
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Few see conciliation on Bush agenda

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As the winner in the most rancorous, divisive presidential campaign in memory, what is George W. Bush's obligation: to reach out to the vanquished Democratic minority, or to press the agenda of his victorious Republican majority?

Election reinforces USA's religious schism

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President Bush's victory, the approval of every anti-gay marriage amendment on statewide ballots and an emphasis on "moral values" among voters showed the power of churchgoing Americans in this election and threw the nation's religious divide into stark relief.
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Surfer-activist may win San Diego mayor's post

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SAN DIEGO - A surfer is riding a wave of populist support that could make her this city's first write-in mayor.

Recluse voted to school board

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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Steve Rocco didn't file a candidate statement or mount a campaign for the school board. He's unknown to teachers and the district and only barely known to his neighbors.

Poll: Voters relieved by decisive election

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Most American voters say the decisive presidential election last week has given them renewed confidence about the nation's electoral system and they're hopeful about the next four years, an Associated Press Poll finds.
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Presidential election may have hinged on one issue: Issue 1

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NEW YORK - In 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court helped put George W. Bush in the White House. On Tuesday, Bush again won a presidential election with the aid of a state supreme court. This time, it was the ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage in that state that may have been the decisive factor in granting Bush a second term.
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Congressional watchdogs critical of new census survey

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Census Bureau must make changes to a new annual survey that collects demographic information on Americans or risk having to mail "long forms" again for the next head count in 2010, congressional watchdogs said Monday.
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Experts eager to dig in and analyze what election meant

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ALBUQUERQUE - Even though Sen. John Kerry concedes defeat, the vote count goes on. And so does the analysis of what the votes show.

TV networks were in no rush to call presidential election

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TV networks that swore not to prematurely declare presidential winners ended up not declaring a winner at all.

More than 4,500 North Carolina votes lost because of mistake in voting machine capacity

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JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) - More than 4,500 votes have been lost in one North Carolina county because officials believed a computer that stored ballots electronically could hold more data than it did. Scattered other problems may change results in races around the state.

Kerry supporters left to deal with 'blues'

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NEW YORK - It's a long way from the Manhattan office of psychoanalyst Sherman Pheiffer to the Cambridge, Mass., practice of psychologist Jaine Darwin. But both are in blue states that voted heavily for John Kerry, and on the day he conceded, they heard plenty of distress about the election.
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Brits' campaign backfires in Ohio

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Board of Elections director Linda Rosicka with computer media of voter registration rolls that helped a British newspaper's letter-writing campaign.
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Clinton to Democrats: Work on your image, don't whine

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NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Clinton has a message for Democrats inconsolable after President Bush's re-election: Buck up. It's not that bad. You need to improve your image.

Big voter turnout seen among young adults

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Under-30 voters came through in big numbers this year, with more than 20 million casting a ballot for president, researchers found. The turnout bested their 2000 showing by more than nine percentage points and heartened activists who worked to get young voters to the polls.
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Bush wraps up post-election strategy session

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Assured of four more years in office, President Bush returns to the White House after four days pondering his second term at Camp David.
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