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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
- Oregon Paper Projects Dem to Win Senate Seat
  
  Oregonian | Nov 5, 08 10:17 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Democrat Jeff Merkley has won a tight race for the Senate in Oregon, keeping alive his party's hopes of attaining a filibuster-proof goal of 60 seats, the Portland Oregonian reports. Merkley defeated Republican incumbent Gordon Smith to give Democrats their 57th seat. Three other races are undecided and will remain so for awhile—Georgia's going to a runoff, Minnesota to a recount, and Alaska is counting absentee ballots. More »
- 'Things Can Change,' Says 106-Year-Old Star of Speech
  
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Nov 5, 08 9:25 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - She was the toast of the town—and much of the nation—today, but 106-year-old Ann Nixon Cooper isn't letting her starring role in Barack Obama's acceptance speech go to her head, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. "It's nothing unusual really," said Cooper, the Atlanta resident Obama talked about at length because she was born "just a generation past slavery" but lived to see a black man be elected president. More »
- Stevens Keeps Slim Lead Amid Alaska Chaos
  
  Washington Post | Nov 5, 08 6:58 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Oh, what a tangled web Ted Stevens is weaving in Alaska. This much we know: In his bid to become the first felon re-elected to the Senate, Stevens leads Mark Begich by a few thousand votes. But with 60,000 absentee ballots still to be counted, it could be a week or more before we know the winner. If Stevens hangs on, that's when things get sticky regarding his Senate seat, the Washington Post reports. More »
- Election Really Does Signal a Move to the Left
  
  New Republic | Nov 5, 08 6:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Don’t believe the voices warning Barack Obama to go slow and stick to the center because America remains conservative. There’s every reason to believe we’ve undergone a fundamental realignment, writes John B. Judis in the New Republic . The long shift toward a post-industrial economy has rearranged the playing field, producing a new Democratic coalition of professionals, minorities, and women. More »
- Web, Cable Topple Networks' Election Ratings
  
  NewTeeVee | Nov 5, 08 3:26 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - After proving itself indispensable in this year’s campaign, the internet won again on election night, Liz Gannes writes on NewTeeVee. Web users marked record traffic on several sites, while TV’s big three networks lost 16% off 2004 ratings, with cable and internet picking up the slack. During Barack Obama’s acceptance speech, video streaming sites recorded millions of global visitors; CNN.com and ABCNews.com set site records. More »
- US Strike Kills 40 at Wedding: Afghans
  
  New York Times | Nov 5, 08 3:10 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A US air strike killed 40 civilians at a wedding party Monday, the Afghan government said today. The US said it was investigating the incident, but would not verify any attack or death toll, the New York Times reports. A Kandahar province official said US forces were fighting with the Taliban in the area, and called in air support, which mistakenly targeted the wedding. More »
- Runoff Likely in Georgia Senate Race
  
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Nov 5, 08 2:41 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Georgia’s US Senate race is heading to a runoff, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports today, as Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss is just shy of the 50% plus one vote needed to defeat Democratic challenger Jim Martin. Both candidates wasted no time to launch campaigns for the vote that would be held Dec. 2; Martin has already contacted President-elect Barack Obama. The results won't be officially certified until sometime next week. More »
- GOP Loses Last Stronghold in New England
  
  Weekly Standard | Nov 5, 08 2:35 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - With the defeat of Rep. Christopher Shays in Connecticut, the GOP has been completely routed from New England. The Republicans’ expulsion from the Northeast derives from losses in centrist districts, those where moderate Republicans like Shays could be expected to win, Fred Barnes writes in the Weekly Standard . More »
- Bachmann Holds on to Her Seat
  
  Minneapolis Star Tribune | Nov 5, 08 1:44 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Rep. Michele Bachmann survived her campaign near-death experience, narrowly holding on to her House seat in yesterday's election, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Bachman caused a furor 2 weeks ago when she charged not only Barack Obama but fellow members of Congress with harboring "anti-American" views in a cable TV interview. The national GOP pulled its funding from her campaign, and money poured into the coffers of her opponent, Elwyn Tinkelberg. More »
- Jesse's Face Spoke for Millions
  
  Salon | Nov 5, 08 1:18 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Not long after the networks declared Barack Obama the next American president, writes Rebecca Traister in Salon, the years worth of emotions that led up to that moment flashed across the face of Jesse Jackson. In minutes, the civil rights leader's expression transformed from a still one of disbelief, (or perhaps resentment, or shock) to unabashed, weeping joy. More »
- Michelle: The Ultimate First Lady
  
  Times (UK) | Nov 5, 08 12:55 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Traditionally, first ladies come in two varieties, posits Sarah Vine in the Times of London: the “meek, supportive, grin-and-bear-it model”—think Barbara Bush or Nancy Reagan—and “two-for-the-price-of-one” hard-nosed ball-breakers like Eleanor Roosevelt or Hillary Clinton. But now we have Michelle Obama, the perfect synthesis of both types, with a fashion sense to rival Jackie O tossed in for good measure. More »
- Defeat Tastes Just Fine for Conservatives
  
  National Review | Nov 5, 08 12:40 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - How is the right wing coping with last night’s crushing defeat. They’re keeping a stiff upper lip, mostly. Here’s a sampling: Jonah Goldberg’s torn by two competing hopes: the hope that Obama will govern from the center, and the hope that Democrats will instead go hog-wild and “walk en masse into the rear rotor blade of a helicopter called the 2010 elections.” More »
- World Reacts With Open Arms, Eye on Reconciliation
  
  Der Spiegel | Nov 5, 08 12:13 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The election of Barack Obama has been watched around the world, and pundits from all over are weighing in. In Germany's Der Spiegel , Gabor Steingart says the president-elect's genius is his "tone of political romanticism." Americans warmed to his message of sympathy and reflection—and made the whole world an offer of reconciliation. More »
- New 'Real' America Sheds Swagger for Idealism: Klein
  
  Time | Nov 5, 08 11:49 AM CST