President Bush Wins Second Term in Office

NPR | By Steve Inskeep,

Ken Rudin

Published November 3, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

President Bush wins his second term in the White House as Sen. Kerry concedes the race. Both candidates set new records for the number of votes received in a presidential election, leading to quetsions of a mandate for President Bush. Hear NPR's Ken Rudin and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

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