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2008 Presidential Election

Barack Obama and My Kids

Julie Menin | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Julie Menin

Without first acquiring a track record of reaching across the aisle, one of the greatest opportunities to create a modern "New Deal" to help Americans across the country will be lost.

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Convulsions, Sobs, and Laughter

Deepak Chopra | Posted 12.07.2008 | Living

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Deepak Chopra

There was communal joy over the election of Barack Obama but also a physical sense of release amounting to a national convulsion.

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Pride and Prejudice: Thank God Obama is Married to a Woman

Disgrasian | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Disgrasian

So this is what it's like to feel proud to be an American again. And at the very same time, we are supremely filled with shame as Californians.

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Getting to Work

Mike Bonifer | Posted 12.07.2008 | Business

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Mike Bonifer

Throughout the campaign, this idea of getting down to work told us what kind of person we'd be getting as President.

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France Thrilled With Obama

Karin Badt | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Karin Badt

The French are upfront about the fact that Obama is celebrated for his symbolism: as a black man, as the new Kennedy, as the man who will open European-American relations.

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Bob Novak Just Doesn't Get It

Brian Normoyle | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Brian Normoyle

The President-Elect flipped eight Bush states to the blue column and managed to get two states to elect a Democrat for President for the first time in nearly half a century.

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Yes We Can, Said Barack Obama, And We Did

Erik Ose | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Erik Ose

Obama's victory does not spell the end of racial disparity in America, but it is a ringing sign of progress, a triumph on the road to greater equality and realizing the Dream that Martin Luther King, Jr. revealed to us.

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The Morning After

Laurel Kaufer | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Laurel Kaufer

As we have heard from the analysts on both sides for much of the last month, this year we saw "the perfect storm" hit the Republican party in almost every conceivable way.

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The Unsung Heroes of Obama's Victory: The United States Secret Service

Stacy Parker Aab | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Stacy Parker Aab

Barack Obama, his staff, and his agents were brave enough and smart enough to figure out how to make him as accessible as possible without sacrificing his security.

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Environmental Groups Congratulate Obama on Victory

Maura Judkis | Posted 12.06.2008 | Green

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Maura Judkis

Among the many celebrating Barack Obama's victory today are environmentalists. Here's what some have to say:

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Voices from Lebanon: On President-Elect Barack Obama

Jillian York | Posted 12.06.2008 | Home

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Jillian York

As the excitement of November 4 wears off and reality sets in, Voices without Votes will continue to follow reactions from around the globe. Today, h...

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Obama Takes the Reins

Lynne Glasner | Posted 12.06.2008 | Home

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Lynne Glasner

Obama's victory ends the nightmare of the last eight years of the Bush Era, during which time the rule of law has taken a back seat to self-interest and aggrandizement of power.

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This Year's Jewish Vote

Marc R. Stanley | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Marc R. Stanley

Every four years, like a broken record, we are subjected to the refrain from Republicans that "this is gong to be the year the Jewish community votes Republican," but it never proves true.

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American Beauty

Darin Murphy | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Darin Murphy

It's nearly impossible to grasp the sheer gravity of this moment. All watched with gaping mouths, transfixed by pride and disbelief, as Obama appeared for the first time as the next President.

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The Morning After

Jan Herman | Posted 12.06.2008 | Media

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Jan Herman

It is the Journal, in a column this morning by Thomas Frank, an addition to the Journal's opinion pages to balance all the resident right-wingers, that puts Obama's victory in proper perspective.

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The End of the Republican Majority: Three Things You Need to Watch

Martin Carnoy | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Martin Carnoy

The historic 2008 presidential election is over and the main casualty is the Republican Party.

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France Celebrates Obama's Big Win

Jessica Roy | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Jessica Roy

Last night, American expatriates and our interested French brethren gathered to celebrate, drink champagne and dance with their necks craned painfully so as to have an eye constantly on CNN.

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Wide Awake in America

Chez Pazienza | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Chez Pazienza

What we witnessed last night and what we're still feeling the aftershocks of this morning is, in a word, history.

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Obama: From "Shouldn't" to "Did"

Rupert Russell | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Rupert Russell

It is time to throw out the old playbook for one simple reason. It was wrong. Obama wasn't your average Democratic candidate, but then again, America isn't your average country, either.

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A Note of Caution

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Jeff Schweitzer

History will show that Palin's nomination was an abomination, an affront to reason, and an insult to the American people.

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Mexicans says "Obamanos"

Jeannie Ralston | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Jeannie Ralston

"Obamanos" is a bit of political Spanglish seen on bumper stickers in states with large Hispanic populations that translates -- in essence, not literally -- to "let's go Obama."

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Barack Obama is Great Example of American Success

Grant Cardone | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Grant Cardone

Regardless of your political beliefs you have to appreciate that this little known man persuaded the citizens of this country to go out and elect him President of the US.

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Say it Loud, I'm Black (in spirit) and I'm Proud

Andy Ostroy | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Andy Ostroy

Obama's job will not be easy, but he has indeed demonstrated the kind of curiosity, intelligence, judgment, resolve and presence of mind, and the ability to inspire, that great leaders are made of.

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Will President Obama Lead on Climate Change?

Gillian Caldwell | Posted 12.06.2008 | Green

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Gillian Caldwell

Now that the heat of the campaign season is behind us, we hope Obama will stop pretending that "clean coal" is a realistic way to reduce carbon emissions and achieve energy independence.

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Barack Obama: America's 44th President

Robert Guttman | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Robert Guttman

The election of Illinois Senator Barack Obama as America's 44th president is astounding, historical, implausible, improbable and completely without precedent.

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