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As the president-elect enters the White House, he will have to prosecute two wars, ensure the nation isn't vulnerable to terrorist threats and continue to help the U.S. and world economies get back on their feet after the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. ()
Capt. Nate Rawlings discusses his experience and his soldiers' reactions to Barack Obama's victory. ()
We learn about Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano from a longtime colleague. ()
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November 5, 2008 · David Brooks of The New York Times says there is little evidence voters have bought the liberal agenda, but notes the GOP could take up to 15 years to recover. E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post calls Barack Obama both practical and progressive. ()
November 5, 2008 · A New York Times article said the election swept away the last racial barrier in American politics "with ease." Nonsense, says Martin Luther King's biographer. ()
November 5, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama has followed an extraordinary path that lifted him from the category of "flash in the pan" first-term senator to the Oval Office in less than four years. His well-organized campaign always seemed to know how to respond to crises. ()
November 5, 2008 · House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said her party's first order of business was a lame-duck session to enact another economic stimulus package. She talks about her plans to work with the Republican minority. Democrats are on a path to win up to 20 House seats. ()
November 5, 2008 · Barack Obama has achieved what many didn't think possible. It was a long race. Alex Chadwick reflects on the past two years and on last night's election outcome. ()
November 5, 2008 · In many states, black voters were a bedrock of support for Barack Obama. In Guildford County, home of the historically black North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, young black voters turned out in force. ()
November 5, 2008 · Before Tuesday's presidential election, most polls gave Barack Obama a wide lead over his rival, John McCain. Following Obama's victory in the presidential election, Mark Blumenthal, editor and publisher of Pollster.com, says most national results were "pretty good." ()
November 5, 2008 · Democrats made gains in the House and Senate for the second straight election, knocking off some prominent Republican incumbents and winning open seats that had been held by the GOP. But they came up short of the 60 Senate seats needed to end filibusters. ()
November 5, 2008 · People at Washington's Lincoln Memorial and other places in the city offer their views on the result of the 2008 presidential election. Democrat Barack Obama defeated Republican John McCain to become the first African-American president in the nation's history. ()
November 5, 2008 · Republicans have had a bad Election Day, with losses in the presidential and key House and Senate races. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) says the party needs to embrace the principles that made it great in the past. It needs to change its tactics, he says, not its values. ()
November 5, 2008 · How is talk radio and its audience reacting to Barack Obama's win? A sampling the Tom Joyner Morning Show," Air America's The Lionel Show," The Rush Limbaugh Show and The Steve Harvey Morning Show reveal what they said. ()
November 5, 2008 · New England's last Republican Congressman Christopher Shays of Connecticut has lost his seat. He was ousted by Democrat and former Goldman Sachs executive Jim Himes. Himes talks about the upset and his plans for Connecticut's Fourth District. ()
