1.   But he said that if the U.S. Supreme Court should decide that Democrat Gore is the rightful winner in Florida, then he would abide by that decision.

2.   He sees himself as the rightful winner, duty-bound to usher in a new era in American politics.

3.   One result is that Gore is forging forward, driven by his conviction, unchallenged by those around him, that he is the rightful winner.

4.   The Gore campaign announced a broad challenge to the Florida results on Thursday, arguing that their candidate was the rightful winner.

5.   Help came Wednesday when the Education Department called the runners-up and said they will get the fellowships after all, as will the rightful winners.

6.   In a statement, his Socialist government conceded Nis and said that those who blocked the rightful winners should be punished.

7.   Ravalomanana has insisted he is the rightful winner of the election and has threatened not to participate in the runoff.

8.   The opposition candidate, Vazgen Manukian, has claimed that he was the rightful winner and the vote count was rigged.