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President Elect Barack Obama

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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With Thanks To Those Who Brought Us Here

Rick Siegel | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Rick Siegel

Thanks to President-elect Obama not just for leading this nonviolent coup of everyday Americans overthrowing a military industrial junta, but for recognizing that the work has just begun.

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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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After the MySpace Election, the MySpace Cabinet Selection Process

James Boyce | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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James Boyce

Just as the netroots had injected itself squarely in the middle of the political conversation in this country, so now too, will the most DC of processes be broken wide open.

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Hoping I Can Change: Why I Was Wrong About Barack Obama

Tony Sachs | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Tony Sachs

I've been consistently wrong about our President-Elect since way back in January. I think I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Defeat-ocrat -- someone who looks for the cloud in every electoral silver lining.

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The Night Robert Kennedy Finally Won

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Menachem Rosensaft

Forty years after his assassination shattered dreams and brought his quest to change America to a sudden, brutal halt, Robert Kennedy reached the goal that had been denied him in life.

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The United World of Obama: The Future is Now

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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Shirin Sadeghi

Tonight, the American people didn't just unite their states, they united the world: a world that in 7 short years had seen the nadir of hate, had witnessed the horror of inhumanity.

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Obama's Election Night Speech (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Verena von Pfetten | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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The rally at Grant Park in Chicago drew enormous crowds as the night went on and across the country, people celebrated the election of Sen. Barack Oba...

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The Next First Family Of The United States

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media

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"I am the son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas. I was raised with the help of a white grandfather who survived a Depression to ...

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