Original sentence: Bush was re-elected in 2004, defeating Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts.Gore, overturned the decision and halted all recounts.Supreme Court, which, in its mid-December decision in Bush v
Edited sentence: Bush was re-elected in 2004, narrowly defeating Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts.Gore, the Court ordered a halt to further recounts.In its mid-December decision Bush v.Supreme Court on the grounds that past recounts had already established the winner, and that further delays would only eliminate all possibility of a smooth transition