Republican Presidential Candidates 2008

Coleman sues over Minnesota Senate recount (MSNBC)

Hermit — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:41:51 +0000

Republican Norm Coleman is suing to challenge Democrat Al Franken’s apparent recount victory in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race, he said during a news conference on Tuesday.

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Obama top Danville story of 2008 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Hermit — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:41:51 +0000

The controversy and debate over a renewed effort to mine uranium in the Coles Hill community of Pittsylvania County remained a hot topic in 2008, after having led the list of top stories for 2007. Clearly, however, no story in 2008 could top the historic election of Barack Obama as the nation’s first black president.

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Dems made gains in Obama victory (Reporter-Times)

Hermit — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:41:50 +0000

The Morgan County political landscape remained heavily Republican in 2008, but the election year that saw the first African-American elected U.S. president did bring a few surprises.

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GOP facing tough choices, including who’ll lead the party (Battle Creek Enquirer)

Hermit — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:41:50 +0000

WASHINGTON — Near the end of the 2008 presidential campaign, the gallows humor in Republican John McCain’s inner circle focused on a never-ending string of bad timing.

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Tina Fey, Paris Hilton top viral videos of 2008 (The Pantagraph)

Hermit — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:41:50 +0000

Nearly four years after the launch of YouTube, it’s startling just how much viral videos have come to resemble a highlight reel (or a gag reel) of recent history.

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Turnout in presidential elections hit 40-year high (The Times and Democrat)

Hermit — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:41:50 +0000

WASHINGTON - Enthusiasm among blacks and Democrats for Barack Obama’s candidacy pushed voter turnout in this year’s elections to the highest level in 40 years.

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Minn. Senate winner won’t be known in 2008 (MSNBC)

Hermit — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:41:49 +0000

With the state Canvassing Board ready to award the last pile of votes in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate recount, Democrat Al Franken clung to a narrow lead over Republican incumbent Norm Coleman. The final count, however, showed no sign of being settled soon.

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Anderson, Miklos trade barbs (The Mesquite News)

Hermit — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:41:49 +0000

While Democratic and Republican presidential candidates were slugging it out on national television Tuesday night, the two candidates for Texas State Representative, District 101 traded barbs in a much more intimate setting.

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Kris Pickering sworn in to Nevada’s Supreme Court (KTNV Las Vegas)

Hermit — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:40:20 +0000

Las Vegas lawyer Kris Pickering was sworn in as the newest member of Nevada’s Supreme Court.

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Republican Presidential Candidates 2008

Coleman sues over Minnesota Senate recount (MSNBC)

Obama top Danville story of 2008 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Dems made gains in Obama victory (Reporter-Times)

Top Palm Beach County news stories of 2008 (Sun-Sentinel)

GOP facing tough choices, including who’ll lead the party (Battle Creek Enquirer)

Tina Fey, Paris Hilton top viral videos of 2008 (The Pantagraph)

Turnout in presidential elections hit 40-year high (The Times and Democrat)

Minn. Senate winner won’t be known in 2008 (MSNBC)

Anderson, Miklos trade barbs (The Mesquite News)

Kris Pickering sworn in to Nevada’s Supreme Court (KTNV Las Vegas)