Mitt Romney concedes defeat to Barack Obama (Short & Sweet and to the Point)

Mitt Romney concedes defeat to Barack Obama

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-election/9660381/Mitt-Romney-concedes-defeat-to-Barack-Obama.html

Mitt Romney urged his supporters to set aside partisan differences and “pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation”, after conceding defeat to Barack Obama early on Wednesday.

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Dianne Feinstein Election Results: California Senator Wins Reelection Against Elizabeth Emken

Posted: 11/06/2012 11:14 pm EST Updated: 11/06/2012 11:14 pm EST

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/06/dianne-feinstein-election_n_2049522.html

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Gore faces double standard

December 09, 2000 11:00 pm

E.J. Dionne National Columnist

http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/gore-faces-double-standard/article_589f72ed-7dbe-5113-91a3-04c9c26cd1a1.html

You know you’re confronting a double standard when the argument you’re hearing reminds you of the schoolyard phrase: Heads I win, tails you lose. Let’s examine the double standards that have been put in place to block Al Gore from becoming president.

For days now, the common wisdom, even among Democrats, has held that if Gore loses his case in the Florida Supreme Court, he should concede to George W. Bush and be gracious.

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John Boehner Signals Willingness to Deal on Taxes

By Daniel Newhauser  

Roll Call Staff

Nov. 7, 2012, 4:34 p.m.

http://www.rollcall.com/news/john_boehner_signals_willingness_to_deal_on_taxes-218863-1.html

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