Gore Camp Rejects Bush's Call for ConcessionThe Campaign of US Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush on Sunday urged Democratic candidate Al Gore to concede, but Gore camp replied that the battle was "far from over"."I do think that it's time for him to concede," said Dick Cheney, Bush's running mate and former secretary of defense. "I think in the long term, history would regard him in a better light if he were to bring this to a close in the very near future," he said on NBC's "Meet the Press." Gore's adviser Warren Christopher, however, announced that no concession was coming now. "There's no basis for doing that at this point," said the former secretary of state. "It's far from over." Christopher, speaking on CBS's "Face the Nation", said Gore understood the situation and would concede "in a gracious way" if necessary. Texas Governor Bush was certified the winner of Florida's presidential election on last Sunday by a margin of 537 votes out of 6 million cast statewide. The certified result was contested by Gore in Florida courts. On Sunday, the Leon Country Circuit Court in Florida resumed its hearing on the arguments from both camps over disputed ballots in the state. Gore's lawyers tried to persuade Judge N. Sanders Sauls to order a new recount of disputed ballots in Palm Beach and Maimi- Dade counties. But Bush's lawyers disputed the Democratic claims, saying Vice President Gore would not be likely to win the presidency even if the recount was allowed. |
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