Across the front pages of today's papers the big story is, obviously, the Democrat sweep of the House, and particularly the ascension of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House, sweeping out the bumbling obfuscations of Denny Hastert and promising a new era in the first 100 hours. That all three of the major papers chose to run this photo of a triumphant Pelosi is no coincidence (except insofar as it was, actually, a coincidence).
A brief survey of local papers, all available to eyeball at Newsdesigner.com, shows the Dem sweep plus 
local races on the front page; and while the Kansas City Star underscores the tragic realities of print vs. more immediate forms of media (of McCaskill and Talent: "Crucial Contest Down To The Wire"...unless you were up at 2 am to see that one decided) and the New Orleans Times-Picayune blaring "DEMOS TAKE HOUSE" which must certainly be bittersweet in that city. On the right, the Chicago Sun-Times opts for simplicity; on the global level, Sweden's Dagens Nyheter reflects the Webb-Allen nailbiter. That image and close-ups of the front pages shown above may be after the jump; all manner of other front pages at Newsdesigner.
Sweden's Dagens Nyheter:
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