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Thursday, November 04, 2004 Elections 2004: The latest results and analysis are available on washingtonpost.com's home page. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Bush Wins Second Term An elated President Bush claimed a reelection victory Wednesday after a tumultuous night of vote counting and a gracious concession by challenger John F. Kerry, and he pledged that he would seek to earn the trust of those who did not back him during the long, contentious campaign. (By Dan Balz, The Washington Post) Rightward Shift May Squeeze Centrists (The Washington Post) GOP Won With Accent On Rural and Traditional (The Washington Post) POLITICS Bush Wins Second Term An elated President Bush claimed a reelection victory Wednesday after a tumultuous night of vote counting and a gracious concession by challenger John F. Kerry, and he pledged that he would seek to earn the trust of those who did not back him during the long, contentious campaign. (By Dan Balz, The Washington Post) Rightward Shift May Squeeze Centrists (The Washington Post) GOP Won With Accent On Rural and Traditional (The Washington Post) The Day After, Americans Take the Results to Heart (The Washington Post) New Woes Surface in Use of Estimates (The Washington Post) More Politics Add topics to this e-mail Make this e-mail your own by selecting the topics and columnists that interest you! Personalize this e-mail now. NATION U.S. Wants No Warming Proposal The Bush administration has been working to keep an eight-nation report from endorsing broad policies aimed at curbing global warming. (By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post) Absent Rehnquist Plays Role in Gun Case Hearing (The Washington Post) Same-Sex Bans Fuel Conservative Agenda (The Washington Post) More Participation Not Necessarily a Trend Much of Electorate Is Traditional Blocs, but Minorities and Youths Are on Rise (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD World Sees U.S. Election Results as Dispiriting Poll after poll taken abroad showed sizable majorities opposed to Bush in virtually every country except Israel and Russia. (By Glenn Frankel, The Washington Post) Bomber Hits Near Baghdad Airport Lebanese American Kidnapped in Violence Around Capital (The Washington Post) Karzai Officially Declared Winner Outcome of Afghanistan's Election Overshadowed by Hostage Drama (The Washington Post) Arafat Rushed to Intensive Care (The Washington Post) More World METRO 20 Injured in Crash of 2 Red Line Trains Six-car runaway came to rest partially atop a second train which had just picked up passengers. Crash forced closing of Woodley Park Station. Red Line delays are expected to continue. (By Lyndsey Layton and Steven Ginsberg, The Washington Post) Voter Turnout Either Sizzled Or Fizzled 'Record' Claims Depend on Comparison (The Washington Post) Fire Ravages Historic Courthouse Pr. George's Landmark Was Under Renovation (The Washington Post) Wife Tried to Stop Deputy From Shooting Attorney Says Off-Duty Officer Was Defending His Family in Fatal Fight With Seaman (The Washington Post) Pepco Plans Average 18% Rise In Residential Rates in District (The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Markets Rally Stocks staged a modest rally Wednesday as Wall Street embraced President Bush's reelection and cheered the absence of a prolonged legal fight for the White House. (By Ben White, The Washington Post) Enron Fraud Trial Ends in 5 Convictions (The Washington Post) All Tax Shelters Are Not Illegal, Another Court Tells IRS (The Washington Post) Russian Oil Firm to Mull Bankruptcy Application New Back Taxes Add to Yukos's Bill (The Washington Post) Election Puts Time Crunch on SEC (The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY Jury Finds 2 Guilty of Felony Spam Two North Carolina residents Wednesday became the first people in the nation to be convicted on felony spamming charges after a Loudoun County jury found that they flooded tens of thousands of America Online e-mail accounts with unsolicited e-mail, prosecutors said. (By Karin Brulliard, The Washington Post) Time Warner Plans for Settlement AOL Parent Sets Up $500 Million Reserve (The Washington Post) Citigroup Liable In WorldCom Worker's Loss Company Granted Favors to CEO While Overseeing Employee Stock Plan (The Washington Post) EDS Delays Earnings Release in Face of Audit Report Postponed Twice in Two Weeks (The Washington Post) Bloggers Gain Attention In 2004 Election (The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS A Quick Turnaround Down 17 points in the first half, the Wizards rally behind 34 points from Antawn Jamison and 28 from Juan Dixon to sting the Grizzlies, 103-91, in their season opener Wednesday. (By Michael Lee, The Washington Post) On Third Down, Redskins Fail To Gain Firsts Season-Long Problem Is Another Offensive Hindrance (The Washington Post) United: Come Together, Right Now Team Has Won Five in a Row Entering MLS Eastern Conference Final (The Washington Post) Bobcats Hope to Score as Charlotte's Second Shot (The Washington Post) J. Lewis Is Ready To Get Back to Work (The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE A Victory for 'Values,' but Whose? To understand why America skewed red on Election Day, you might talk to Gary Bauer, the conservative activist, former Republican candidate for president and creator of an organization called Americans United to Preserve Marriage. (By Joel Achenbach, The Washington Post) They Don't Declare: The Vote-Callers Who Lost Their Voice (The Washington Post) Requiem In Blue (The Washington Post) No Hanging-Chad Cliffhanger? Oh, For the Days of '00 (The Washington Post) Write-Ins And Write-Offs (The Washington Post) More Style LIVE DISCUSSIONS Election 2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh takes questions and comments on the 2004 election and his book, "Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib." Washington Week WETA's "Washington Week" moderator Gwen Ifill takes questions and comments about her weekly PBS program and the outcome of Election 2004. The Reliable Source Post Reliable Source columnist Richard Leiby takes your tips, chews the fat, discusses the dish and babbles about what's going on in Washington. Talking Points Live washingtonpost.com Chief Political Correspondent Terry Neal takes your questions on the latest political news. More Live Discussions EDITORIALS, OPINIONS AND LETTERS Mr. Bush's Victory PRESIDENT BUSH and his Republican Party have won a remarkable electoral victory. Elected in 2000 without a popular majority, Mr. Bush at times seemed... Scandal in the House THE REPUBLICANS picked up at least two extra seats in the House of Representatives on Tuesday; two runoffs in Louisiana may expand their majority further.... Wreck on the Red Line ONLY DAYS after Metro's chief executive pledged to shake up the subway system -- with special attention to the accident-prone Red Line -- a train wreck... More Editorials, Opinions and Letters TODAY'S ... Comics | Crosswords |  Horoscopes | Sports Scores Tom Toles Editorial Cartoons | Traffic | TV Listings | Weather E-mail Services To personalize this e-mail, go to the E-mail Preferences Page. •   To unsubscribe from this e-mail, go to the E-mail Preferences Page. •   For feedback, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]. •   For advertising information, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]. •   To subscribe to the print edition of The Washington Post newspaper, click here. © 2004 The Washington Post Company Privacy Policy