Christian right regroups after Obama victory
Pundits declared evangelicals among of Election Day's losers. Conservative Christian leader James Dobson confessed he was grieving. Barry Lynn of Amer...
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Obama's Iraq Pullout Stance Now A Planned Army Recruitment Tool
VetVoice | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics
Well that didn't take long. Polls across America had been closed for less than 24 hours and Army Career Counselors were already exploiting Barack Oba...
First President of the World
Bob Ostertag | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics
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OK, I know I am way late for the party here. Everyone has already made their comments about Obama's victory and the smart money has gone home, leaving...
Obama Election Night Backstage Photos (SLIDESHOW)
Huffington Post | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics
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UPDATES: Barack Obama Big News Page The Obama campaign has posted photos on Flickr of the Obama campaign and family on election night, watching th...
Gun Sales Soar On Obama Victory
NY Times | KIRK JOHNSON | Posted 12.08.2008 | Business
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DENVER -- Sales of handguns, rifles and ammunition have surged in the last week, according to gun store owners around the nation who describe a wave o...
"Support I Have Yet to Earn": Obama's Victory Speech
Rick Horowitz | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics
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Barack Obama was in the No-Gloat Zone. For his very first speech as president-elect... Obama crafted a message with much of the scope and power of an inaugural address.
President-Elect Obama: You Inherit an Economy in Shambles
Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 12.08.2008 | Business
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Most people who voted felt the economy was the most important issue. There is a good reason for that: the economy is in terrible shape and stands a high possibility of getting worse.
Obama's Crowds Made the Difference
Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 12.07.2008 | Home
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The reason I voted for Obama had little to do with the candidate and everything to do with the crowd.
The Government in Exile: What Obama Can Do for Women
Marie Wilson | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics
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In a campaign whose rallying cry was "change", shifting the status of women in this country by bringing them fully to the tables of power would be a great place to start.
Barack Obama and the World's Highest Hopes
Bill Cusack | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics
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I feel as if America just took a shower. This country has never felt so clean and fresh and reinvigorated.
Bachmann Praises Obama's Win... Now....
Politico | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics
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After suggesting that Barack Obama had anti-American views in an exchange three weeks ago with MSNBC host Chris Matthews, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Min...
Kennedy, King and Now Obama
Peter J Burns | Posted 12.07.2008 | Home
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At Grant Park Obama reminded us of both Martin Luther King, Jr., and John F. Kennedy. I saw Dr. King's Dream come true on that stage. And Kennedy's vision was apparent in Obama's challenge to us. Kennedy and King never promised us a hand out. They promised us a fair shake.
Barack Obama and My Kids
Julie Menin | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics
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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.
Bush, Obama To Meet Monday
AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — President Bush and Barack Obama on Monday will hold their first substantive talks about the nation's daunting priorities as the tra...
Getting to Work
Mike Bonifer | Posted 12.07.2008 | Business
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Throughout the campaign, this idea of getting down to work told us what kind of person we'd be getting as President.
Why Some Americans Don't Have Reason to Celebrate
Shaun Jacob Halper | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics
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Sorry to be the buzz-kill at the liberal victory-party, but this election has been a historic nightmare for millions of gay Americans.
A Moment Which Will Last a Lifetime
Tom D'Antoni | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics
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From 11 p.m., when I heard Olbermann announce that Obama had won, until the middle of the afternoon today, I have been speechless. Me! I get paid for words.
South Park Obama Victory Episode Aired Wednesday Night (VIDEO)
Huffington Post | Posted 12.07.2008 | Media
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It didn't take long for the notoriously-fast-working folks at South Park to lampoon President-Elect Obama. Last night's episode featured the presiden...
Chicago's 2016 Olympic Bid Improved By Obama Win, Tokyo Insists Frontrunner Status
Reuters | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics
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TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Tokyo's bid officials insist they still have the edge in the race to host the 2016 Olympics despite Barack Obama's victory in...
What We Won on Election Day
Sarah van Gelder | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics
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Obama ran a campaign of high integrity, focusing on issues that really mattered, showing he could lead the whole country forward -- not pandering, but speaking to our higher selves.
Reading The Pictures: And Now We Want It Back
Michael Shaw | Posted 12.06.2008 | Media
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The scene of celebrants outside the White House made it so evident how the building was taken from us -- and now we want it back.
Hitting the Reset Button on the 21st Century
Mary Lyon | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
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Maybe we were just behind schedule. Could it be that we simply got a late start launching the real New American Century?
Silent Night
Beth Kohl | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
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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.
The Unsung Heroes of Obama's Victory: The United States Secret Service
Stacy Parker Aab | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
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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.
And Now For The Hangover
Deborah Copaken Kogan | Posted 12.06.2008 | Business
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Sorry to be a downer on this of all days, but if there's one thing I've learned, it's that yins always have their yangs. Eight years of buying into trickle down economics has taken a toll.
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