Advisors to Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush tried to lay claim to the moral high ground today, each saying they were trying to protect the interests and will of the American people. But at the end of the day, it sounded a lot like the charges and countercharges of an increasingly bitter and ongoing campaign for the presidency. NPR's Peter Kenyon is in Austin, Texas, where Governor Bush spoke briefly today.
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