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Gore's Day

With no remaining scenario for changing the razor-thin margin in Florida, Vice President Al Gore spent today preparing to end his long presidential campaign. Stymied by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended recounts he hoped would change the outcome in Florida, Gore and his advisors saw no further opportunity to gain a majority in the Electoral College -- now just five days away. So the moment to concede has come at last, five weeks after election day. NPR's Anthony Brooks reports.

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