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A collection of the most current news and information, including the latest election results and everything you need to know about the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election published by Tribune Company sources. Read more on the election results 2008.
A collection of the most current news and information, including the latest election results and everything you need to know about the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election published by Tribune Company sources. Read more on the election results 2008.
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On Dec. 5, 1933, national Prohibition came to an end with the 21st Amendment to the Constitution
Today is Friday, Dec. 5, the 340th day of 2008. There are 26 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 5, 1933, national Prohibition came to an end as Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the Constitution,...Tags: Music Industry, California, Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York), College of William and Mary, AFL-CIO
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Entrenched majority and Obama
After voting heavily against the first black U.S. presidential candidate, the white majority in this country seems bent now on declaring Sen. Barack Obama's victory as the end of racism in the republic. As the world celebrates this historic '08 election,...Tags: Election Results, 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, Cindy McCain, Mississippi, Barack Obama, Arkansas
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Hofstra poll: Obama pulling away in burbs
Spin CycleHofstra's National Center for Suburban Studies, going in the field fone more time before election day, finds that Obama has reversed an earlier McCain 6-point advantage in the suburbs and taken a 47-39 lead among registered voters largely on the......Tags: Joe Biden, Long Island, John McCain, Further Education, Political Systems
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President-elect Obama faces daunting challenges
Associated Press WriterHis storied election behind him and weighty problems in his face, Barack Obama turned Wednesday to the task of building an administration in times of crisis as Americans and the world absorbed his history-shattering achievement as the first black leader...Tags: Harry Reid, Al Franken, Illinois, Dmitry Medvedev, New Mexico
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Post-election slide
U.S. stocks plummeted yesterday, a day after Sen. Barack Obama's historic victory in the U.S. presidential election, as a fresh batch of dismal economic data underscored the massive challenges awaiting his administration. The drop marked Wall Street's...Tags: Financial Markets, Government, Mutual Funds, Polls, The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated
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Inspired by Obama, European minorities take action
The Associated PressAn Obama effect is rippling across Europe. In France, a pro- Barack Obama grassroots group created months ago is morphing into a campaign for political diversity. In Britain, a black voter group says it is inundated with calls and attendance is soaring....Tags: Citizens Initiative and Recall, Television Industry, European Elections, Nicolas Sarkozy, Parliament
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Descendants of slave mark significance of Obama victory
joye.brown@newsday.comMichael Higgins didn't go to the polls alone on Election Day. Like many others in this historic presidential election, Higgins didn't travel alone to cast his vote last Tuesday. He went to the neighborhood elementary school with wife, Bernadette, son,...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Long Island, Slavery, Minority Groups, Al Sharpton
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Electoral math: Unemployment = Obama?
Spin CycleFrom Bloomberg: Michigan and Georgia lost the most jobs in September, led by a slump in employment at government agencies and manufacturers as the slowdown spread through the U.S. economy. "The count in Michigan dropped by 28,300 employees last month........Tags: Unemployment, Financial Markets, Disasters, California, Hurricane Ike
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Democratic voters' majority in Broward County has increased since 2004
South Florida Sun-SentinelBroward County, long the most Democratic bastion in Florida, has become dramatically bluer since the last presidential election. The number of Broward Republicans has plunged 13 percent since 2004. Not only are they outnumbered 2 to 1 by Democrats, but...Tags: Florida, Government, Polls, National Government, Florida State University
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Four big questions of the presidential election
Iowa gave the first sign that the American political landscape had changed.
Democrats in an overwhelmingly white state, many from small towns and farms, said an African American man from Chicago was the best choice for president -- and by a convincing...Tags: Family, NBC, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Newt Gingrich
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Fundraising dip a mixed blessing
Tallahassee BureauIn this Monopoly-money world where spending by presidential hopefuls could hit $1 billion this year, Florida legislative candidates might break with tradition -- by not breaking any fundraising records. Florida's House and Senate contenders raised a...Tags: Judges, University of Florida, Voting, Laws, Islands of Adventure
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