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Extra! Extra! Obama Win Sells Out Newspapers

Chicago Tribune , Washington Post , others go back to presses

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 5, 2008 10:14 AM CST

(Newser) – Barack Obama’s victory was excellent news for the newspaper business. Papers sold out so fast the Chicago Tribune, Washington Post and Cincinnati Enquirer fired up presses for a second run, with the Post rattling off 150,000 extra copies. Lines formed outside the New York Times building and Tribune Tower; the Atlanta Journal-Constitution went so far as to move single-copy sales outside to keep up.

A woman walks past sold-out USA Today and New York Times newspaper racks, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, in Los Angeles, a day after the election of Barack Obama to the presidency.
A woman walks past sold-out USA Today and New York Times newspaper racks, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, in Los Angeles, a day after the election of Barack Obama to the presidency.   (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Jeff Thomas sells newspapers with a photo of President-elect Barack Obama on the front, in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008.
Jeff Thomas sells newspapers with a photo of President-elect Barack Obama on the front, in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008.   (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
New York City newspapers are displayed Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 in New York. Clockwise from top left are: The New York Times, the New York Post, the Daily News and Newsday.
New York City newspapers are displayed Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 in New York. Clockwise from top left are: The New York Times, the New York Post, the Daily News and Newsday.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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