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as of 19.00 UTC, the 2004 elections have added to the g.o.p.'s control over the u.s. congress. the presidential election is still very close. although two american national networks have predicted a bush victory in the critical state of ohio, kerry is not conceding victory therein, as there remain 250k votes which will not be counted for another day (bush leads only by 107k votes). if bush wins nevada, iowa (in both of which kerry still leads) and new mexico, and kerry gets wisconsin and michigan, bush still will not have enough electoral votes to win without ohio. as such, it will be the determining state, although bush is approximately 3 percent ahead in the nationwide popular vote. at this point the electoral vote is 249 bush, 220 kerry.