Word: supportive
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...margin that slim triggered an automatic recount. Then, around 3:45, Gore got on the phone himself with the Governor. "As you may have noticed, things have changed," he said. If indeed the vote went to Bush, he'd be happy to concede and give him his support, but for now, "the state of Florida is too close to call," Gore said...
...General Andrew Jackson won the popular vote over John Quincy Adams. He also led Adams in the electoral college, but with the electoral vote divided among four candidates, Jackson fell short of the necessary majority. Once again the choice went to the House. This time, with the support of Henry Clay, a contender who had dropped out of the contest, Adams won on the first ballot - and soon made Clay his secretary of state. The 1824 crisis produced charges of a "corrupt bargain" that facilitated Jackson's election...
...really. They don't believe there would be that much difference. They anticipate that either Gore or Bush will maintain U.S. support for Israel, but will be a lot more hesitant about being as directly involved as President Clinton has been. But they don't anticipate any turn away from Israel while it's under pressure...
...music online was intended to do more than give Kozmo-ites an excuse never to leave their computers. It was cleverly designed to subvert the music industry's control over the distribution of music. Bands that the music industry's corporate elite had decided were not worthy of promotional support could now be easily accessed online. In addition, Napster challenged the one-hit album marketing ploy. Surely one of the reasons that music industry executives were worried about Napster was that they were afraid that after hearing 'that hit song' on the radio, Napster users would go home, download...
Gore numerically amassed more popular votes in Tuesday's election than any Democratic presidential candidate in history, besting even the high support of President Clinton...