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Clintons among first to vote

Flanked by First Lady Hillary Clinton and his daughter Chelsea, Clinton walked into the district one booth in Chappaqua, New York, to cast his vote. The couple was mobbed by local school children, with some of them demanding an autograph, which he obliged.

Hillary, contesting for the Senate from New York, cast her vote first as Bill waited for his turn.

Observers said that the president, who used to cast his vote in his home state Arkansas all these years, must be voting for the first time for another candidate.

Clinton has been in public life for over two decades contesting for various posts.

After spending about 10 minutes they drove back to their residence in Chappaqua, a New York suburb.

Vice President Al Gore, campaigning throughout Monday night, was seen talking to a group of nurses in Tampa before proceeding to his home state Tennesse.

Governor Bush is reported to be resting before he starts his journey back to Texas.

Meanwhile, television channels are flooded with discussions about the possibility of an electoral tie, with each mainline candidate securing 269 and its aftermath.

In case of a tie, the House of Representatives will meet in Washington on January 6 to elect the president through a simple majority. The Senate will elect the vice president. But a tie has been a rare event in presidential elections and talks of such an eventuality only meant how close is the race for White House this time.

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EXTERNAL LINKS
George W. Bush: Living the Bush Legacy
Albert Gore Jr: Son of a senator

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