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Massive Turnout and Desire for Change Give Barack Obama the Presidency.

Article from: U.S. News & World Report Article date: November 05, 2008 Author: Walsh, Kenneth T.

Byline: Kenneth T. Walsh

Propelled by massive turnout and a deep desire for change, Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States, soundly defeating John McCain as Democrats expanded their majorities in Congress and set the stage for a new era of activist government in Washington.

The breakthroughs for Obama were his victories in Ohio, a swing state that had gone Republican in recent years, and Pennsylvania, which McCain had hoped to pull back from the Democratic column. Obama also won the normally GOP states of Florida, Colorado, and New Mexico.

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Obama Debuts $210B Jobs Plan

Posted Feb 13, 08 5:20 PM CST in Politics 

Obama Debuts $210B Jobs Plan
Source: Associated Press

(Newser) – Democrat Barack Obama today laid out a $210 billion plan to create 2 million environmental and construction jobs over 10 years. “This agenda is paid for,” the Illinois senator said at a General Motors plant in Wisconsin, adding that the money would come from ending the Iraq war, cutting corporate tax breaks, taxing carbon pollution, and hiking taxes on the wealthy.

The AP reports $150 billion would go toward development of eco-friendly energy—so-called “green collar” jobs—and $60 billion to rebuilding highways, bridges, and other infrastructure. Ahead of Tuesday's Wisconsin primary, Obama, perhaps out of deference to GM's ongoing troubles, did not say he’d require auto manufacturers to raise fuel-economy standards—despite his regular claim he takes that argument to Detroit.

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