Bush, Gore aides express confidence as voting begins

A long and contentious campaign has ended and decision day has arrived as millions of Americans began casting votes today to choose the 43rd U.S. president, 34 senators, 435 members of the House and 11 governors.

President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton cast their ballots early Tuesday morning in Chappaqua, New York, where the first lady has been running for New York's open U.S. Senate seat.

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Stuart Rothenberg: Looking for congressional race indicators

It's probably impossible for anyone to keep track of 435 House races and almost three dozen Senate contests. Luckily, you don't need to. Three or four dozen House races will decide who controls the next House, and fewer than half of this year's Senate races are really "in play."

Activists hope to reverse low voter turnout trend

Despite a U.S. presidential election that could be the closest in decades, voter turnout is expected to be low -- perhaps even less than 50 percent -- a forecast that "get out the vote" activists are working to prove wrong.

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Cover Date: November 13, 2000

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