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Page 2 « Congratulations Graduating Seniors! Bring this ad in for a free gift when you order announcements or purchase a cap & gown. ROTHER'S BOOKSTORES CAMPUS Wednesday, Moral THE BATTALION FISH by R.DeLuna FOR YOUR PAST, YOUR PRESENT AND YOUR FUTURE THE THREE-STONE DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY RING John D. Huntley Class of ‘79 313 B South College Avenue College Station, TX 77840 (979) 846-8916 X Voted Because The OOTCoaae of THIS ELECT to aJ IS IS1PoZT/)A)7 To OUR CoUAJTKy'si Future.. Non Mia Culpa AH MOV0 THIS is More like it HOW-ARE W£ Ro&<?7 V Running- a few MiMUTfES Behind. crap and I'Ve &cr a <poiz y |N TEN Minutes. -AN v T 5PENCE tTRCET Move any faster? 254 BY J. GOLDFLUTE Cup of Jo BY NOTORIOUS L. junior! Are you really gonna donate at the sperm banK?!? WE GIVE A. BREAK Student’s get 10% off any service with valid student ID! 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Yes it is,” said Christopher Wlezien, professor of political science at the University of Houston. “You have a popular governor running in Texas with vir tually no challenge. It’s not going to get much better than this for the Re publican Party in Texas.” Bush led Gore, 59 percent to 38 percent, with 92 percent of the precincts reporting in Texas. Repub lican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison was outdistancing Democratic challenger Gene Kelly about 2-to-1. With Republicans easily turning away two appellate court challenges, the GOP again ensured that no De mocrat will hold statewide office for at least another two years. The Re publican Party swept all statewide seats on Bush’s coattails in 1998. Turnout on Tuesday was high, de spite bad weather in some parts of the state. The Texas Secretary of State’s Office estimated that 7 million of the state’s 12.3 registered voters, or 57 percent, had gone to the polls. That surpassed record turnout of 1992, when 6.2 million voted. Victorious Railroad Commission candidate Charles Matthews, a Re publican, said negative attacks on the state contributed to the strong GOP showing. “Texans are Texans before they’re Republicans or Democrats or just Austin | Continued fromM by B-Hippie and waving flags and poliij “We’re encouraged bj happening and just keeping gers crossed,” said Graciela'j a Bush supporter at the Am tion night rally. In particular, CNN’s ( retract its previous projecfej Gore had won Florida crowd’s ire and led to he boos as watched the netwoitl tion coverage on thejumboiii The crowd began more Gore.” “It was a big mistake foi| Waters said. “They calling states so early bef? , votes have even been counief Stacey Dillon, anothersp I agreed. “I think they made a mist; < ing a state without knowing. real numbers were,” she said, that the atmosphere at the cap; enjoyable. “We are having fun,” she she stood with her family, bated its decision to call Flon; ing its broadcast, and wascii by one of its guests, Williams of Empower America. “You don’t call a state ani back,” he said on national tele gamering enthusiastic appro\ the people in Austin. The crowd responded toel other than the president earnestly booing when fus Hillary Clinton was announce ner of the Senate seat in New As the crowd awaited tion results, a string of end and politicians took the stage spirits high. Texas Lt. Gov. Rick Pert), Class of ’74, was one of man| state officials who made an The B Sir their t for sk Tat answe more, ting a Hell f ance. “Americans have elected they know will do what’s li, knows what’s right,” he said, beginning is coming to Wash D.C. Let the Bush-Cheneyei about anything else,” Matthews said. “Texans are extraordinarily proud of George Bush.” Momentum for Bush’s presiden tial campaign began building after his re-election to governor in 1998 and peaked Tuesday night with Texas handing him a large chunk of electoral votes. The true battles were being waged for key legislative seats, with the bal ance of power in the state House and Senate at stake. The party in control holds the cards when lawmakers draw new lines for congressional and leg islative seats during the 2001 session. Democrats protected their ma jority in the House, which they have ruled since the 1870s. They won 77 — or more than half — of the con tests to the Republicans’ 72 seats. Democrats held the lead in the only undecided race. gm- Sen. Kay Bailey Hutcliisoi Texas, was re-elected handily in terday’s elections. Shedelivei lip* short acceptance speech promised to return continue her work on legislative efforts impotot Texas. “I will not forget the honoi have bestowed on me,”Hutcli said. “I will not stop untilpeoplf ing on the border have thes® ing standards we do. Wewillcte jjfT the colonias.” $1 m Texas songwriter Pat Greet among the entertainers, The es [ crowd stopped h i m mid-song as reported that Bush won the el votes of Ohio and Tennessee As the clock passed midnigl brought down the tempmpl enthusiasm soared among ‘ supporters awaiting the out the ever-close battle in Florida After they spent almost nine on their feet, their perseverancf| off. The crowd reacted with an tic outburst at 1:20 a.m. whenl announced Bush as the 43rdt dent of the United States. 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