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George W. Bush (born 1946) was the Governor of [[Texas]] (1996-2001) and has served as the [[Republican]] [[President of the United States of America]] since 2001.  He won the office by a narrow margin in the decisive State of [[Florida]], as determined by a decision of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in 2000.  Democratic contender [[Al Gore]] initially conceded defeat on the night of the election, but then contested the outcome for months.
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George W. Bush (born 1946) was the Governor of [[Texas]] (1996-2001) and has served as the [[Republican]] [[President of the United States of America]] since 2001.  He won the office by a narrow margin in the decisive State of [[Florida]]. Legal challenges to the certified vote count went all the way to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in 2000.  Democratic contender [[Al Gore]] initially conceded defeat on the night of the election, but then contested the outcome for weeks.
    
In 2004, George W. Bush won reelection by a popular margin of millions of votes, including a landslide victory in the State of Florida where the outcome had been so close in 2000.  Democratic candidate [[John Kerry]] quickly conceded defeat the day after the election.
 
In 2004, George W. Bush won reelection by a popular margin of millions of votes, including a landslide victory in the State of Florida where the outcome had been so close in 2000.  Democratic candidate [[John Kerry]] quickly conceded defeat the day after the election.

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