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Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States, as the country chose him as its first black chief executive. >
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Obama Puts Clinton Vets on Team, Overlooks Hillary
ScrappleFace —
... (2008-11-06) — As he prepares for his move to the White House, President-elect Barack Obama has already named two vigorous Democrat partisans to his team — Rep. Rahm Emmanuel as chief of staff and John Podesta to lead the transition. However, insiders say he has not even vetted the most aggressively-partisan Democrat for a post for which she is “eminently qualified” — Hillary Clinton for First Lady. ...
The Early Word: McCain-Palin Post-Mortem
The Caucus —
... getting back to her day job. She promised to work to expand development of Alaska’s oil and gas resources and also to be a voice for families, like her own, that have children with special needs. She said she would “reach out” to Senator Barack Obama, the president-elect, on these issues and more. The Transition There was little rest for the Obama campaign, which turned its attention to governing Washington on Wednesday. The Times’s Peter Baker and Jeff Zeleny report some of the details of the effort: Representative Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, the fourth-ranking ...
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Obama Elected President
politicalwire.com 11/5/2008 — Based on network projections, Sen. Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States tonight.
This is political accomplishment so extraordinary that we will spend days looking at how he did it. For now, however, let's just celebrate ...
How Obama Got Elected
sixmeatbuffet.com 11/18/2008 — A great video from John Ziegler over on How Obama Got Elected .
By the way.. since John McCain is being the maverick that he is and drooling all over Obama’s undershorts , could someone please tell him that is this type of pants-down politics that cost him the election? Thanks.
Obama Has NOT Been Elected
heyokamagazine.com 11/11/2008 — Articele shows the Electoral College elects the President, not the people's votes. Has links to the US Constitution and Wikipedia.com to verify. Has been published in Heyoka and Pravda. Also shows Obama's Transition Team is NOT change.
Thank you.
Mark McGrew, author
Decidedly Racial Obama Goes Racial
pandagon.net 11/7/2008 — by Jesse Taylor
Barack Obama just called himself a “mutt” during his press conference.
I’m going to love the shit out of the next eight years.
Obama Wins Election
nytimes.com 11/5/2008 — Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday, as the country chose him as its first black chief executive. >
How Obama Got Elected
howobamagotelected.com 11/18/2008 — "Promote then as an object of primary importance, Institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened." George ...
It's official: Barack Obama elected 44th president
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news.yahoo.com 12/16/2008 — AP - As 13 electors cast ballots Monday for the nation's first black president in the Confederacy's old Capitol, Henry Marsh emotionally recalled the smartest man he ever knew a waiter, who couldn't get a better job because of his race.
The agenda: First 1,000 days? —
First Read 11/6/2008
The New York Times writes, “Mr. Obama’s advisers said they were startled, if gratified, by the jubilation that greeted the news of Mr. Obama’s victory in much of the United States and abroad. But while the energy of his supporters could be a ...
GOP faces identity crisis in months ahead —
CNN Political Ticker 11/6/2008
Will Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin be the new face of the Republican Party in 2012?.
NEW YORK (CNN) – The Republican Party faces a long list of problems with no clear national leader and an identity crisis that will play out during a period of good ...
Bush: Economic challenges await new president —
Reuters: Politics 11/6/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Thursday the United States faces economic challenges that "will not pause" to let a new president settle into the job, as he promised to work for an orderly transfer of power to Democrat Barack ...
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