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Election Day 2008

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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African Americans vs Gay Americans?

Judy Wieder | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Judy Wieder

It looks like I still have a lot of work left to do, a lot of marching and protesting--even though I did that already for others and they're not doing the same for me.

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Silent Night

Beth Kohl | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Beth Kohl

As I think about the event in Grant Park last night, I think about those strangers whom I will never forget, no matter the randomness of our sharing this memorable experience.

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What Do We Do Now?

Av Sinensky | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Av Sinensky

For the first time in my life I got a glimpse into what it must have felt like for my grandparents in 1948: to witness with their own eyes the realization of an impossible dream.

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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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On Obama, Race and the End of the Southern Strategy

Simon Rosenberg | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Simon Rosenberg

Following the Iowa caucuses, I came away believing then, as I do now, that Obama's powerful voice that emerged that night had the potential to have a profound impact on America.

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The President-Elect

Terence Smith | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Terence Smith

Barack Obama seems to have an almost perfect ear for the American political pulse, a kind of political GPS that tells him where people are and where they want to go.

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Crossing Two Chasms at Once

Francine Hardaway | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Francine Hardaway

I'm so glad to be alive. I'm wiped out by the last eight years, but I don't care. Some things are bigger than I am, and bigger than life, and I just lived to see one of them. Toot, 'ya did good.

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Obama's Branding Genius

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 12.06.2008 | Business

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John Tepper Marlin

AdAge announced today that yesterday, November 4, is the most significant day for marketers in the history of the world.

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What Obama Needs To Do First: Make Clear How Bad It Is

Henry Blodget | Posted 12.06.2008 | Business

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Henry Blodget

If President-Elect Obama were an incoming CEO, he would now be preparing for a massive write-off of the mountains of rotted junk buried on the company's balance sheet and an announcement that recovery will take a long, long time.

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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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The Obama Victory: America Enters the Energy Future

Frances Beinecke | Posted 12.06.2008 | Green

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Frances Beinecke

An advocate for the environment will be the next US president. We may be eight years late, but America is finally poised to enter the 21st century.

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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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This Week in Blackness Episode 12: President-Elect OBAMA

Elon James White | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Elon James White

The Brooklyn Comedy Company is proud to present its 12th installment of the web series. Comedian Elon James White has a few spaztastic moments after hearing of the Obama win.

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How to Come Down From Euphoria

Harry Shearer | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Harry Shearer

President-Elect Obama is clearly a very smart guy and a very good politician. Unlike the last Dem with those credentials, he's also exceedingly disciplined. Those qualities will come up against a couple of very major problems.

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Pro-Choice Victories in the 2008 Election

Nancy Keenan | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Nancy Keenan

Last night, while standing just a few feet from the podium from which our next pro-choice president spoke, I was overcome with pride and emotion.

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Obama Win Helps Tech, Could Hurt Hollywood

Art Brodsky | Posted 12.06.2008 | Media

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Art Brodsky

From top to bottom, the Obama/Biden plan has just about everything the tech/Internet industry could ask for. But Hollywood is at a crossroads as it decides how to leverage its usual influence within a Democratic administration.

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Paris Notebook: Slumber Party for Obama

Elizabeth Bard | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Elizabeth Bard

I did not fully understand the power of our inspired cliche; until I moved to a place - even one as civilized as France - where they are not born with it .

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Defying Gravity

Jon Klane | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Jon Klane

I'm experiencing something unbelievable, transformational, surreal. It occurs to me that the last time I had this feeling was on the morning of 9/11. Only this time, the towers are going back up.

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Voting Day in Philly: Historic and Proud

SaraKay Smullens | Posted 12.06.2008 | Home

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SaraKay Smullens

Without exception the people we took to the polls carried the elegance of the history they knew they were making.

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Yes We Did! But There Is a Lot More to Do

Mitchell Bard | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Mitchell Bard

Obama has not hit a home run; he has merely earned the right to step into the batter's box.

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Joy, Cautious Optimism Permeate Arab Media

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Magda Abu-Fadil

"Americans Chose Change" was the striking blue headline in Wednesday's An-Nahar daily of Lebanon.

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The Tech Presidency: What Obama's Victory Means for Our Wired Future

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

In today's very special "The Day After Yesterday" edition of Wilshire & Washington, Zach Tumin of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government joins our hosts to talk technology in the new administration.

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Election Shows States Moving Forward with Progressive Agenda

Joel Barkin | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Joel Barkin

The table is set to wipe away the legacy of decades of failed conservative ideology, but what becomes of that opportunity is up to us.

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Making it Work

Jake Goldman | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Jake Goldman

A man plastered in Cynthia McKinney stickers poked me right on the Obama button fixed to my coat. "Hold him accountable. Stop the war," he said and dashed out of the car and up the stairs.

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