Word: retracting
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...Aides in the room say Bush was not taking the news well. "You could tell Bush was definitely barking at him," says someone who was there. "Let me make sure I understand," Bush said, stunned. "You're calling me back to retract your concession." These are two fiercely competitive men, and they have not become friends in the past year. "Well, there's no reason to get snippy," Gore said. He had to repeat himself - it's too close to concede - a couple of times. Bush was confident that this time the networks were right. Brother Jeb was right there...
...evening. Unreliable exit polling led to a premature calling of Florida for Vice President Al Gore '69 even before polls in the state had closed. Later that evening, again instead of waiting for full election returns, the networks heralded a victory for Texas Gov. George W. Bush--only to retract their report less than an hour later...
...about 3:35 a.m., Gore called Bush to retract his concession...
...colleague Josh Tyrangiel just said, "This has now gotten better than O.J." We have now had, and lost, a president-elect. We have had reports of what had to have been the most uncomfortable phone call in American democracy, as Al Gore called to retract his concession, earlier phoned in to his opponent...
When one student asked what branch of the military was the worst in discrimination against gays, May promptly answered "the Air Force" and referred to the five-day period allotted to individuals after "coming out" should they wish to retract the statement...