BREAKING NEWS ~ Democrat wins WA governor’s race after disputed ballots counted

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BREAKING NEWS ~ Democrat wins WA governor’s race after disputed ballots counted

Bernard Hibbitts

December 23, 2004 07:41:00 pm

[JURIST] AP is reporting that Democrat Christine Gregoire has won the Washington governor's race by 130 votes over Republican Dino Rossi, with all votes from King County counted per Wednesday's Washington state Supreme Court ruling.

7:45 PM ET – View the final recount results on the Washington Secretary of State's election website.

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University of Alabama desegregated after governor ends blockade

On June 11, 1963, the University of Alabama desegregated when Governor George Wallace, facing Alabama National Guard troops federalized by President Kennedy, ended his blockade of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and allowed two African-American students to enroll.

Read the text of President Kennedy's Civil Rights speech, delivered on this day.