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briefingroom.thehill.com - 11/13/2008
Obamas on 60 Minutes Sunday
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President-elect Barack Obama will give his first post-election interview to CBS's "60 Minutes" tomorrow, the show has announced. The interview will air Sunday at 7 p.m. Eastern. Steve Kroft will conduct the interview, which will also include First Lady-to-be Michelle Obama, "60 Minutes" said.
Vote tally trend favors Begich for Senate
adn.com - 11/14/2008
Vote tally trend favors Begich for Senate
— adn.com — More than half the absentee and questioned ballots still to be counted in Alaska's U.S. Senate race... come from areas of the state that backed Democrat Mark Begich on Election Day. (more) Vote tally trend favors Begich for Senate

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Begich defeats Stevens in Senate race
adn.com - 11/19/2008
Begich defeats Stevens in Senate race
— adn.com — Mark Begich has defeated Sen. Ted Stevens in the election for U.S. Senate.... (more) Begich defeats Stevens in Senate race

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adn.com - 11/18/2008
Begich lead over Stevens grows: 2008 Election
— adn.com — Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich's lead over Sen. Ted Stevens is growing as ballot counting continues today in... the race for U.S. Senate. The latest numbers, issued just before 1 p.m., show Begich up by 2,374 votes. The state has counted over 16,000 ... (more) Begich lead over Stevens grows: 2008 Election

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Obama Tapes '60 Minutes' Interview
voices.washingtonpost.com 11/14/2008 — By Lisa de Moraes In addition to taping the first videotaped weekly Democratic radio address today, President-elect Barack Obama will sit down with the CBS newsmag "60 Minutes," which has landed the first post-election television interview with him. ...
Barack & Michelle Obama Give "60 Minutes" Largest Viewership Since 1999
huffingtonpost.com 11/17/2008 — Barack Obama's first televised post-election interview gave Sunday night's "60 Minutes" its biggest audience in at least nine years. The CBS News program was seen by 24.5 million viewers and earned a 6.4 preliminary adults 18-49 rating. That marks ...
Barack Obama on "60 Minutes": Notes and commentary
tigerhawk.blogspot.com 11/17/2008 — A few notes from Barack Obama's appearance on "60 Minutes". Quotations are approximate, since I was too lazy to get them verbatim. He struck an extremely measured and moderate tone; so far, he's not letting the inner lefty sneak out. Much. Obama ...
Obama speaks
washingtonmonthly.com 11/17/2008 — OBAMA SPEAKS.... Barack Obama's first interview since the election aired last night on "60 Minutes," with a three-segment piece from Steve Croft (who insisted, inexplicably and hilariously, on comparing Obama's mother in law to the family dog). There ...
Obama Interview Gives 60 Minutes Best High Ratings In 9 Years — The Moderate Voice
It still wasn’t as big an attraction as football, but CBS’ 60 Minutes interview with President Elect Barack Obama got monster ratings and was the best the usually high-rated show has gotten in 9 years: Barack Obama’s first televised post-election interview gave Sunday ...
Obama on 60 Minutes — Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
In his first televised interview since winning the presidency, Barack Obama spoke to 60 Minutes about the economy, the automobile industry, the government's $700 billion financial industry bailout program, their visit to the White House, the emotions of election night and the search for a family ...
Obama After Football: Will Close Guantanamo, Break the Addiction to Oil — The Moderate Voice
  Delayed 30 minutes on the east coast by the confused ending of the Pittsburgh-San Diego game (the only 11-10 score in NFL history), the first post-election interview of Barack and Michelle Obama aired on 60 Minutes. On the economy Obama said “for the auto industry to ...
Obama Mixes the Personal and Political on '60 Minutes' — The Caucus
The president-elect discussed economic and foreign policy in an interview with "60 Minutes," and reflected, along with his wife, Michelle, about their new life as the future president and first lady of the United States.
The Obamas on '60 Minutes' — The Swamp
by John McCormick In a wide-ranging interview broadcast Sunday evening, Barack and Michelle Obama reveled in their ability to achieve some level normalcy again after the election as they prepare for enormous challenges ahead. The president-elect said in a "60 Minutes" interview that he ...
Obamas Grant First Interview — The Caucus
The Obamas will sit down with Steve Kroft of "60 Minutes."
'60 Minutes' gets first Obama interview — Michael Calderone's Blog
President-elect Obama and Michelle Obama will give their first post-election interviews to '60 Minutes' Steve Kroft tomorrow in Chicago, airing on Nov. 16.
A "60 Minutes" Record — Hotline On Call Part Deux
The Hollywood Reporter writes today that "60 Minutes" won its best ratings in nine years for last night's interview with Barack and Michelle Obama : The CBS News program was seen by 24.5 million viewers and earned a 6.4 preliminary adults 18-49 rating. That marks the show's largest ...
Nielsen: Nearly 25 Million Watched Obama Interview Last Night — TPM Election Central
This goes without saying at this point, but public interest in the Obama presidency really is extraordinary : Barack Obama's first television interview as president-elect was a ratings hit for CBS news program "60 Minutes," drawing its highest viewership since 1999, the U.S. network said ...
Obama interview sets '60 Minutes' viewership record — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]The Daily Feed[/b] Barack Obama's first televised post-election interview gave Sunday night's "60 Minutes" its biggest audience in at least nine years. The CBS News program was seen by 24.5 million viewers and earned a 6.4 preliminary adults 18-49 rating. That marks the show's ...
Barack And Michelle Obama 60 Minutes Interview: Describe Moment Of Victory (VIDEO) — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
Here is a preview , via CBS News, of the Obamas' "60 Minutes" Interview, to air this Sunday: President-elect Barack Obama and First Lady-elect Michelle Obama describe the moment on election night when the reality of his victory hit home in their first post-election interview. Asked when ...
Ebony Magazine Lays Claim — Hotline On Call Part Deux
Ebony magazine yesterday conducted the first interview and photo shoot with President-elect Barack Obama since his WH victory. From a magazine release, which followed news that 60 Minutes would air the first interview with Obama Sunday evening: The exclusive interview and cover shoot, held ...
60 Minutes Scores Obama's First Post-Election Interview — Hotline On Call Part Deux
President-elect Barack Obama has agreed to give his first post-election interview to Steve Kroft . First Lady-elect Michelle Obama will participate in the interview, which is scheduled to take place tomorrow in Chicago. It is scheduled to be broadcast on 60 MINUTES, Sunday, Nov. 16 (7:00-8:00 ...
60 Minutes: Obama's First Interview Since Election — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
President-elect Barack Obama has agreed to give his first post-election interview to 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft. The interview includes future first lady Michelle Obama and is to take place on Friday, Nov. 14, in Chicago. The interview is scheduled to be broadcast on Sunday at 7 ...
60 Minutes: Obama's First Interview Since Election — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
President-elect Barack Obama has agreed to give his first post-election interview to 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft. The interview includes future first lady Michelle Obama and is to take place on Friday, Nov. 14, in Chicago. The interview is scheduled to be broadcast on Sunday at 7 ...
Obama on '60 Minutes' — Ben Smith's Blog
His first post-election interview , last night, gave "60 Minutes" its highest ratings in nine years. Ambinder catches an interesting hint that energy could come first.
Obama on the Presidency -- and the First Family -- on '60 Minutes' — 44
In this excerpt released by CBS, President-elect Barack Obama speaks with Steve Kroft on "60 Minutes" about his thoughts and goals as America's next commander in chief and discusses the challenges awaiting him as the 44th president. Another segment of the interview covers what CBS is calling ...
Obama Gives First Interview — Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
President-elect Obama has agreed to give his first post-election interview to Steve Kroft of 60 Minutes . The interview will be taped on Friday and broadcast on Sunday.
Peter Clothier: Watching Obama on 60 Minutes Made me Feel Patriotic... (Almost) — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
I watched the Obama interview on 60 Minutes on Sunday evening with enormous pleasure. What a thrill to have as a President-elect a man who speaks in whole sentences on every issue put before him, who has clear and well-enunciated thoughts, a serviceable and readily accessible grasp of history ...
The Moment of Victory — 44
By Garance Franke-Ruta President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, sat down Friday with "60 Minutes" correspondent Steve Kroft for an interview that will air Sunday. In an excerpt of the interview released by CBS, the couple alternated between serious and playful as they discussed what ...
Obama interview a big `get' for CBS' Steve Kroft (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - The first time Steve Kroft went to Barack Obama's house to interview him two weeks before his presidential campaign kickoff, Obama's daughter Sasha answered the door.