Nasty, Brutish, Long and Expensive ; Presidential Race Was One for History Books

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WASHINGTON - The presidential race of 2004 lumbered into history as the longest and the costliest, a wartime election promising a nail-biter of a finish and a bitter residue of political division and polarization.

The country was split down the middle between President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry, and the nation's politics were so polarized that it seemed unlikely the winner would find common ground with opponents anytime soon.

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Nasty, Brutish, Long and Expensive ; Presidential Race Was One for History Books

Regardless of the outcome, half of the country was sure to be unhappy.

Troublesome for Bush, a majority of Americans were unhappy about the war in Iraq and the shape of the economy, according to Associ...

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