Democrats seek to upset Bush's re-election rubber stamp

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WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US Congress officially certified President George W. Bush's re-election triumph but only after Democrats staged a protest to highlight what they called widepread irregularities in the November vote.

A joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives met to hear the results of the Electoral College that officially chooses the president.

But about 20 Democrats from the House joined Senator Barbara Boxer to contest the result in Ohio, the midwestern state which officially gave Bush victory.

Boxer demanded a debate on irregularities in Ohio, including long lines of people who could not cast votes on November 2 and a reported lack of voting machines in heavily-Democratic districts.

"I hated inconveniencing my friends, but I...