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Election 2008

Competition is hot for the highest office in the land. Will it be Barack Obama or John McCain? Just so long as it isn't George...

The most diverse crowd of presidential hopefuls ever hit the campaign trail for 2008. On the left, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton geared up for a close race; John Edwards rounded out the top three on the Democratic side, with Al Gore playing the role of potential spoiler. Months later, the charismatic-but-inexperienced junior senator emerged as the delegate winner. Meanwhile, on the right, the Reaganites held out hope for a definitive Fred Thompson run. Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani became early favorites, only to bow out, with the others, in favor of John McCain.

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November 2008
- Gay Bishop, Obama Discuss Dangers of Being 'First'
  
  Times (UK) | Nov 6, 08 4:02 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama had three private conversations with the Episcopal Church’s only openly gay bishop during the campaign to discuss what it meant to be "first," the Times of London reports. “The first words out of his mouth were: ‘Well you’re certainly causing a lot of trouble,’" said Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire. "My response to him was: ‘Well that makes two of us.'" More »
- NYC's 'Elite' Happy for Reinforcements: McInerney
  
  Independent (UK) | Nov 6, 08 3:36 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - New York celebrated Tuesday night, cheers ringing through Manhattan. “The last time a stranger hugged me on the street was September 11, 2001,” author Jay McInerney writes in the Independent , hailing the broadened coalition that made Barack Obama’s victory possible. “This moment feels like the obverse of that. … After 8 long, dark years, we feel that history is with us again.” More »
- Dems Let Lieberman Keep Chairmanship ... for Now
  
  The Hill | Nov 6, 08 2:59 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Joe Lieberman will hold onto his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security committee for now, but his future is still unclear following a meeting with Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Hill reports. “While I understand that Senator Lieberman has voted with Democrats a majority of the time, his comments and actions have raised serious concerns among many in our caucus,” Reid said. More »
- Rubin Won't Take Treasury Post
  
  Bloomberg | Nov 6, 08 2:50 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, a top economic adviser to Barack Obama during the campaign, will not reprise that Cabinet role in the new administration, Bloomberg reports. “I've spoken with him and told him I'm not interested in going back into government,” Rubin said today. His denial boosts the chances of another former Treasury chief, former Harvard president Larry Summers. More »
- Spotlight on Michelle's Style
  
  Los Angeles Times | Nov 6, 08 1:54 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Narciso Rodriguez sheath Michelle Obama chose for election night has set the fashion world abuzz. The black-and-red dress—a less revealing adaptation of a frock from the American designer’s spring 2009 runway collection—was "a breath of chic air," LA Times fashion critic Booth Moore writes. But she's in the minority, says Ruth La Ferla of the New York Times . More »
- Bush, Obama Will Sit Down Monday
  
  Washington Post | Nov 6, 08 1:36 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - President George W. Bush will meet with Barack Obama early next week to discuss plans for transition, the Washington Post reports. Obama received his first intelligence briefing this morning, and key staffers have been given expedited security clearances. “We face economic challenges that will not pause to let a new president settle in,” the President said, explaining the hasty measures. More »
- Election Predictors Who Got It Wrong
  
  Der Spiegel | Nov 6, 08 1:22 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - With the election over, what's more fun than calling out all those whose predictions were off—way off. Der Spiegel lists some highlights: "He cannot win, Bill. He cannot win." Hillary Clinton , on Barack Obama "We'll win Florida." Rudy Giuliani "Virginians are really getting fired up for this ticket of McCain and Palin." George Allen "Romney for the Republicans, Hillary for the Democrats." Ann Coulter , on the nominees More »
- Laura Invites Obamas Over to the House
  
  Washington Post | Nov 6, 08 12:59 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - At Laura Bush’s invitation, Michelle Obama will visit the White House on Monday, along with that guy who got elected Tuesday, to scope out the new residence, the Washington Post reports. The first-lady-to-be thanked Bush for helping her during the transition, after a campaign in which Obama hailed the first lady as a role model, and Bush defended Obama from criticism over various remarks. More »
- Dem Wins Oregon Senate Race
  
  Oregonian (Portland) | Nov 6, 08 12:23 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Oregon Republican Gordon Smith has privately conceded the US Senate race this morning to his opponent, Democrat Jeff Merkley, the Oregonian reports after an excruciatingly sluggish ballot count. The final margin was within thousands of votes. Late counting of ballots from the Portland area, which is overwhelmingly liberal, put Merkley into the lead. More »
- Longtime Obama Aide Gibbs to Be Named Press Secretary
  
  Politico | Nov 6, 08 11:50 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama intends to name senior aide Robert Gibbs as White House press secretary, a top Democratic official tells Politico. Gibbs was a senior communications strategist for Obama, and distinguished himself as a cheery TV surrogate throughout the campaign. The post hasn’t officially been offered or accepted, but journalists would likely welcome Gibbs, since he’d bring authority and access to the post. More »
- Plouffe: the Other Big Winner in the Obama Victory
  
  News Journal (Del.) | Nov 6, 08 11:34 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama, in his victory speech Tuesday, called campaign manager David Plouffe the effort’s “unsung hero,” and his steady strategy is earning praise from Democrats, Republicans, and academics, the Wilmington (Del.) News Journal reports. Plouffe, 41, said he’s not planning on a White House post, though there is speculation Obama will name him a senior adviser. More »
- The Obama Coalition Is Center, Not Left
  
  Wall Street Journal | Nov 6, 08 11:01 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama’s win is no fluke, writes Lanny Davis in the Wall Street Journal , and it's not the result a leftist realignment. The candidate painstakingly built a coalition of left, right, and center—what Davis, a former special counsel to President Clinton, calls the New Majority Center, and he built it to last. Obama isolates extremists on both sides, and his unique campaign captured the essence of what voters want. More »
- Ladies First in Shaping Obama
  
  Times (UK) | Nov 6, 08 10:09 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - If behind every strong man is a strong woman, then Barack Obama has a veritable female army at his back, Janice Turner writes in the Times of London. But despite the powerful feminine influence in his life, one of his primary challenges was to win Hillary supporters, who saw him as “another slick young guy” who stole the promotion “from the better-qualified woman.” It was his “modern masculinity”—shaped by the women who raised him—that won them over. More »
- Influential Blacks Eye Fresh Opportunities
  
  Wall Street Journal | Nov 6, 08 9:58 AM CST