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The San Antonio Express-News
| over 4 years ago
Sarah Palin may have lost her veep bid on Tuesday but the White House contender topped another contest on Election Day. A Cabbage Patch doll in her image (or maybe Tina Fey's) beat out political partner John McCain and wiped out the team of Barack...
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Canadian Free Press
| over 4 years ago
Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States in 76 days from now. He has now been placed in the awkward position of having to back up his own lofty oratory. With lofty oratory come lofty expectations. Americans expect...
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Kyodo News
| over 4 years ago
Bush on Wednesday congratulated Barack Obama on his victory in Tuesday's presidential election and assured him a smooth handover of the White House. ''Last night, I had a warm conversation with President-elect Barack Obama. I congratulated him...
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CNN
| over 4 years ago
Palin was still kept away from the media, even friendly conservative talk radio shows, in a strategy that campaign aides later acknowledged was flawed...When Palin stumbled over foreign policy questions, she undercut the foundation of McCain's...
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The News Journal
| over 4 years ago
He wasn't a celebrity in the 2008 presidential campaign -- not like his running mate Barack Obama or Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, relative newcomers to U.S. politics. But he was a known quantity, a man the pundits and the...
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The Globe and Mail
| over 4 years ago
Mr. McCain makes an appearance in South Carolina and defends the surge in Iraq shortly after his return from a trip there." I knew what needed to be done, and now we're doing it," he says. "We are winning in Iraq, and that's a fact." JAN. 3 Mr. Obama...
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Miami Herald
| over 4 years ago
Joe Biden scored double victories Tuesday -- winning the vice presidency and defeating Republican challenger Christine O'Donnell for reelection to the U.S...Delaware law permitted Biden, the running mate of Democratic president-elect Barack Obama, to...
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Alternet
| over 4 years ago
With his decisive triumph over Senator John McCain, Senate Barack Obama made obvious history: he is the first black (or biracial) man to win the presidency. But the meaning of his victory -- in which Obama splashed blue across previously red states --...
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Arizona Republic
| over 4 years ago
Republican Kelly Townsend, 50, saw only McCain-Palin yard signs around her neighborhood in Abilene, Texas. Her town and family are strongly conservative, said Townsend. Choosing McCain only seemed right, at first. "He reminds me of my father," said...
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The Scotsman
| over 4 years ago
McCain conceded defeat today in a gracious speech urging his supporters to throw their weight behind the new president. With running-mate Sarah Palin at his side, the 72-year-old Republican leader said Barack Obama had prevailed in what had been a "...
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NewKerala
| over 4 years ago
I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face," said McCain before his supporters in Phoenix, Arizona urging all Americans to join him in congratulating Obama. McCain's running mate, Alaska...
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CCTV
| over 4 years ago
U.S.Presidential Election 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama began the day with a solid lead in national polls as Americans cast their votes on election day. But his Republican rival John McCain says he's confident he can still...
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The Hill
| over 4 years ago
Sen. Obama (D-Ill.), as is his Election Day tradition, played basketball Tuesday afternoon after voting Tuesday morning in Chicago and then making a campaign stop in Indiana. Sen. McCain (R-Ariz.), who usually goes to a movie on Election Day, opted...
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Voice of America
| over 4 years ago
U.S. voters are casting ballots to choose who will be the next president -- Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama. Long lines have formed at polling stations nationwide and election officials are prepared for a record voter turnout. Leta...
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Inquirer.net
| over 4 years ago
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin cast her ballot in her hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, on Tuesday but refused to reveal whom she voted for. "I am also exercising my right to privilege, see, and I don't have to tell anybody who I vote...
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South Africa News
| over 4 years ago
Obama, who is leading Republican John McCain in national polls, was joined by his wife, Michelle, and his young daughters Malia and Sasha. He showed Malia (10), his ballot and smiled as he cast his vote. Obama's running mate Joe Biden turned out at...
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CNN
| over 4 years ago
When the stirring speeches, heavyweight debates and fevered campaigning of the U.S. elections are long forgotten, a handful of far less noble incidents are likely to be our enduring memories of the 2008 White House race. While the candidates would...
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The Guardian
| over 4 years ago
Barack Obama made his final appeal last night to a Virginia crowd estimated at 90,000, while John McCain ended his election-eve sprint in his home state of Arizona at 3am. Conscious of likely polling delays, voters in several US states began queuing...
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CNN
| over 4 years ago
But that inevitability was derailed a year later when Obama upset Clinton in the Iowa caucuses in January 2008 by winning 38 percent of the vote. Clinton would prove to be the second "comeback kid" in the Clinton family and win the New Hampshire...
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NewKerala
| over 4 years ago
Bush was barred by the constitution from seeking a third term, and Vice President Dick Cheney was not interested, making the race the first "open" presidential election campaign since 1952. Senator Hillary Clinton, 59, the former first lady,...
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Kansas City Star
| over 4 years ago
Sarah Palin, John McCain’s running mate on the GOP ticket, spent the morning speaking to more than 17,000 on the steps of the state Capitol in Jefferson City. Meanwhile, Joe Biden, on Democrat Barack Obama’s ticket, addressed about 1,200 at Longview...
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Hindustan times
| over 4 years ago
Bridging Nations, 81 per cent of respondents said they would vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden, while only 19 per cent said they would vote for John McCain and Sarah Palin. Of the 40 per cent of the respondents who were registered as Independents,...
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Dawn
| over 4 years ago
Democrat Barack Obama is likely to win Tuesdays US presidential election but his Republican rival John McCain is not out of the race yet. As the 2008 presidential campaign drew to close, the latest opinion polls gave Senator Obama a 10-point lead...
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Voice of America
| over 4 years ago
American voters head to the polls on Tuesday to elect their next president after the longest and most expensive campaign in U.S. history. As VOA's Mike O'Sullivan reports, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made last-minute appeals in...
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Alternet
| over 4 years ago
Barack Obama and John McCain are the leads in a gripping national drama about masculinity and Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin are nominees for best supporting actors. Sen. McCain has replaced George Bush as the standard bearer for conventional...
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MarketWatch
| over 4 years ago
In Tuesday's congressional elections, Democrats are aiming to score big gains in both the Senate and House while Republicans are hoping to take as light a beating as possible from angry voters. At least three Senate seats appear likely to stay in the...
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The Nation
| over 4 years ago
When I heard that John McCain would appear on Saturday Night Live last weekend, I fretted: Will the likable "old McCain" charm votes back from Barack Obama? (And will he get a last-minute boost Monday night from SNL 's election-eve special?) Just...
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Belleville News-Democrat
| over 4 years ago
Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally in a normally Republican area of suburban St. Louis and urges voters to flood the polls in support of her one-time rival, Barack Obama. On Monday, the New York senator and Obama's former competition for the...
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Star Tribune
| over 4 years ago
Democrat vice presidential candidate Joe Biden made a last-minute pitch for swing-state Missouri on Monday, vowing that he and Barack Obama would "re-establish the middle class" by focusing on job creation and helping homeowners facing foreclosure. "...
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The Nation
| over 4 years ago
Sarah Palin will formally launch her campaign for the 2012 Republican presidential campaign with an afternoon rally Monday at this city's Grand River Center, a traditional meet-and-greet spot for contenders in Iowa's first-in-the-nation presidential...
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University Daily Kansan
| over 4 years ago
The leaves are falling and the gloves are coming off, which can only mean that the 2008 presidential election is rapidly approaching...Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) have reached the final stretches of their campaigns, leaving every...
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The Philippine Star
| over 4 years ago
The United States hasn’t seen the last of Sarah Palin, win or lose. And it may hear more of Barack Obama – if he gets elected – say variations of this: “What Joe meant to say was...” Joe is his running mate, Delaware senator Joe Biden. The...
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The Tribune
| over 4 years ago
McCain, Obama campaign hard as long election season draws to a close ... Images from Campaign 2008: from fist bumps to lipstick, so much that is 'temporarily iconic' ... The presidential candidates are capping a history-making campaign with a dash...
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United Press International
| over 4 years ago
Republican presidential candidate John McCain 's standing among U.S. voters has been hurt by his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin , a CNN poll indicates. Fifty-seven percent of likely voters questioned in the CNN-Opinion Research Corp. survey...
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NewKerala
| over 4 years ago
The Republican presidential nominee made a guest appearance on NBC's 'Saturday Night Live' last weekend but drew a smaller audience in comparison to his vice presidential running mate. McCain's guest appearance drew a rough estimate of 12 million...
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Orlando Sentinel Online
| over 4 years ago
In a counter punch to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin 's appearance Saturday in Polk City, Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden fought back Sunday evening in Daytona Beach by defending Barack Obama against the increasingly negative attacks by...
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Androscoggin News
| over 4 years ago
Sarah Palin and her impersonator, Tina Fey - earned "Saturday Night Live" its best ratings in 14 years...Fey was answering questions at a news conference, something Palin hasn't done yet as the Republican vice presidential nominee, when Palin walked...
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Press TV
| over 4 years ago
With favorable rating of 62%, the Illinois senator made another historic move for Democrats just one day before the November 4 election, according to Gallup's final pre-election polls. Obama also achieved his widest lead, an 11 point, in the White...
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The News Journal
| over 4 years ago
In one of his last speeches before the general election, Sen. Joe Biden urged a crowd of enthusiastic supporters at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to say no to four more years of Republican policy and yes to Sen. Barack Obama as the country's...
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Kansas City Star
| over 4 years ago
Both political parties will be busy in Missouri today as they make their final pushes in the presidential campaigns of Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama.Four prominent political figures are scheduled to make appearances in the state, including...
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China Post
| over 4 years ago
With running mate Sarah Palin’s look-alike comedian Tina Fey at his side, McCain pitched a series of fake, cheesy campaign souvenirs to the public to help his famously underfunded campaign. “I’m a true maverick — a Republican without money,” McCain...
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The Independent
| over 4 years ago
Sarah Palin might be able to see Russia from her house, but her grasp of international affairs doesn't extend to spotting the difference between a Canadian comedian and the President of France. Palin was telephoned on Saturday by a comedy duo known...
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Androscoggin News
| over 4 years ago
McCain's SNL Ratings Pale in Comparison to Palin's This weekend's Saturday Night Live , hosted by Ben Affleck and featuring musical guest David Cook and appearances by Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain and Tina Fey as McCain's...
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Uinta County News
| over 4 years ago
Mo. – Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden is scheduled to return to the Show-Me State Monday. Biden will talk with voters in Lee’s Summit one day before Election Day...The rally will take place at Longview Community College located at...
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News Press
| over 4 years ago
Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden stumped across conservative North Florida Sunday with a warning to disregard late attempts at raising fears about Barack Obamas economic policies. The Delaware senator said he was saddened by "low-road"...
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Daily Nation
| over 4 years ago
Obama leads McCain by 50 percent to 44 percent among likely voters in the three-day national tracking poll, up from a 5-point advantage on Saturday. The telephone poll has a margin of error of 2.9 percentage points. "There are two full days to go...
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Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner
| over 4 years ago
Two days before Election Day, John McCain and Barack Obama are playing on each other's turf, with McCain dashing through Democratic states where he trails and Obama showing his strength in one that voted Republican in the last two presidential...
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GMA News
| over 4 years ago
With two days remaining in the hard-fought presidential contest, Republican John McCain set out Sunday on a dizzying campaign charge through three states where victory could yet tip the presidential contest in his favor. Front-running Democrat Barack...
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United Press International
| over 4 years ago
The final 48 hours before Election Day had both major-party U.S. presidential candidate making their last-minute pleas for support in key states Sunday. Democratic candidate Barack Obama has scheduled appearances in the battleground state of Ohio...
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The Boston Globe
| over 4 years ago
Confident Obama asks supporters to 'change the world,' while McCain digs for last-minute upset ... Palin, in prank call from fake French president, says she might make good president in 8 years ... Va. (AP) -- Warmed by the cheers of thousands, John...
