News
Bush takes 51 percent of vote
by Ron Fournier The Associated Press WASHINGTON - President Bush claimed a re-election mandate Wednesday after a record 59 million Americans chose him over Democrat John Kerry and voted to expand Republican control of Congress as well. He pledged to pursue his agenda on taxes and Iraq while seeking "the broad support of all Americans.
Kerry triumphs in county; Wilson keeps House seat
Higher Education bond passes at almost 60 percent; county unification charter fails
The political diversity of Bernalillo County was apparent after full election results came in Wednesday.
The county's Democrats prevailed in the presidential race, while the Republican incumbent took the popular vote in the 1st congressional race.
Sen.
Bush victory sparks mixed reactions
by Matthew Chávez and Katy Knapp
Daily Lobo
As Sen. John Kerry conceded and President Bush was declared the victor of both the popular and Electoral College vote, tension continued to brew across campus Wednesday.
UNM senior Lane Mogford, a nursing student, said his car's windshield was smashed, because he displays a Bush campaign sign on his dashboard.
Campuses in the news
Homemade T-shirt fashion show gets political STANFORD, Calif. (U-WIRE) - The Delta Sigma Theta's fashion show had students sashaying down the runway modeling their original designs. But they were not wearing dresses, skirts or even so much as a tank top on the catwalk - only T-shirts were allowed.