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Obama makes history; turns to sobering challenges (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 05:03 AM CST AP - His name etched in history as America's first black president, Barack Obama turned from the jubilation of victory to the sobering challenge of leading a nation worried about economic crisis, two unfinished wars and global uncertainty.

Democrats expand control of Senate by 5 seats (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:49 AM CST AP - Democrats fattened their majority control of the Senate on Tuesday, ousting Republican Sens. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and John Sununu of New Hampshire and capturing seats held by retiring GOP senators in Virginia, New Mexico and Colorado.

Democrats expand House majority with broad gains (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:50 AM CST AP - Democrats expanded their majority in the House with historic gains by dominating the Northeast and ousting Republicans in every region.

Obama turns to task of building administration (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:58 AM CST AP - After eight years of Republican rule, Barack Obama turned Wednesday to the task of building a Democratic administration to lead the country out of war and into the financial recovery that he promised.

2008 campaign costliest in U.S. history (Politico) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 04:28 AM CST Politico - The 2008 campaign was the costliest in history, with a record-shattering $5.3 billion in spending by candidates, political parties and interest groups on the congressional and presidential races.

Analysis: For Obama, now comes the hard part (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 04:26 AM CST AP - Audacity won. Now Barack Obama must validate the hope and deliver the change he promised.

Exit poll: Obama image undented despite attacks (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:04 AM CST AP - Alarmingly inexperienced. So liberal he's practically a socialist. A sure-fire tax raiser. And an agent of the wrong kind of change.

McCain concedes, acknowledges historic achievement (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 02:27 AM CST AP - With a gracious nod to Barack Obama, John McCain acknowledged defeat and urged his supporters to move beyond partisan differences to put country first — an echo of his campaign theme.

Democrats win 7 of 11 contested governorships (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 04:11 AM CST AP - Democrats celebrated the re-election of Washington state's Gov. Chris Gregoire and wins in two open gubernatorial contests, including the election of the first woman governor of North Carolina.

Yes They Can: Change sweeps through legislatures (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:55 AM CST AP - Change swept through state legislatures as well as the campaign for presidency this year, with the biggest upset being the end of 40 years of GOP rule in the New York state Senate that put Democrats in charge of the entire legislature.

State ballots feature hot-button social issues (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 05:07 AM CST AP - Voters in Colorado and South Dakota rejected ballot measures Tuesday that could have led to sweeping bans of abortion, and Washington became only the second state — after Oregon — to offer terminally ill people the option of physician-assisted suicide.

Global stocks ebb as economic reality clouds Obama win (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 05:02 AM CST Reuters - European stocks retreated on Wednesday, arresting six straight days of global equity gains and offsetting Asia's early rally, as investors refocused on the economic problems facing new U.S. president-elect Barack Obama.

Big foreign policy challenges await Obama (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 05:00 AM CST Reuters - Newly-elected U.S. president Barack Obama will face a daunting array of foreign policy challenges, from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the global financial crisis to the need to shore up the country's frayed international image.

European stocks drop, Asians rise on Obama's US vote triumph (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 04:59 AM CST AFP - European stock markets endured heavy falls in early trading on Wednesday while Asian shares closed sharply higher after Democrat Barack Obama was elected US president.

Barack Obama Elected President with Mandate for Change (Time.com) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 04:50 AM CST Time.com - Votes are still being counted but projections put Obama over the top

Stewart, Colbert parody election in real-time (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 04:41 AM CST AP - Culminating their satirical coverage of the campaign, Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert teamed up for a live one-hour comedy special — though Stewart had his Cronkite moment, too.

Results of some notable ballot measures (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 04:39 AM CST AP - Results of some notable measures on state ballots:

Obama wins, says "change has come to America" (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 04:36 AM CST Reuters - Barack Obama rode a wave of voter discontent to a historic White House victory, promising change as the first black U.S. president but constrained by a deep economic crisis and two lingering wars.

In the Democratic Senate, Could Moderates Rule? (Time.com) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 04:35 AM CST Time.com - The United States Senate is where sweeping change goes to die, but what happens when one party skips away from Election Day holding at least 56 seats?

Democratic majorities stronger, tougher (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 04:32 AM CST AP - The Democratic congressional majority grew broader and more muscular in Tuesday's historic elections, with new members ousting Republicans in the House and Senate and a team of their own heading to the White House.

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