The razor-thin 2000 presidential election was finally settled by a a vote by state in the House of Representatives. b Al Gore's concession that Bush had won the election. c a complete recount of Florida's votes that gave a majority there to George W. Bush. d a federal commission that awarded Florida's electoral votes to George W. Bush. e the Supreme Court's ruling ending a recount of Florida's votes

The razor-thin 2000 presidential election was finally settled by "the Supreme Court's ruling ending a recount of Florida's votes".

• The presidential election between George Bush and Al Gore was a close one and it was controversial. The voting that took place in Florida was really close and a winner couldn't be decided and declared as a result of this.

• The election returns showed that "Bush won in Florida by a percentage of 0.009 which was about 537 votes". It was a very close margin that a recount was said to take place.

• Finally, the Supreme Court ended the recount in a 5-4 decision as it was believed that the recount will be too long and may also be illegal.

• In conclusion, the "Supreme Court's ruling ending a recount of Florida's votes".

Therefore, the correct option is E.

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