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Last Updated: Thursday, 4 November, 2004, 11:38 GMT
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In pictures: US election results
George Bush speaking to Senator Kerry
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President Bush got a call from John Kerry shortly after 1600 GMT on Wednesday, when the challenger conceded the election.
John Kerry concession speech
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Mr Kerry then publicly admitted it was all over to his supporters in Boston, saying it was now time to heal the divided nation.
Crying democrat
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For some Democrats the disappointment was almost too much to bear.
A giant presidential election map on the ice rink at the Rockefeller Centre, New York
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It had always looked as if the final outcome would depend on which candidate won Ohio and so it proved.
Republican supporters at the Ronald Reagan building and International Trade Centre in Washington
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For several hours after the polls closed the result looked impossible to call, but as the night wore on President Bush's supporters grew increasingly confident that he had won.
Bush chief of staff Andrew Card addresses Republican supporters
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The writing seemed to be on the wall, when the president's chief of staff, Andrew Card, said Mr Bush's lead was "statistically insurmountable".
Wall Street trader
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US share prices rose sharply as the markets worked out which way the race was going.


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