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          <title>Barack Obama Hails &#8216;Extraordinary Gathering&#8217; With All U.S. Presidents</title>
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Obama stood in the Oval Office on Wednesday with President George W. Bush and three former presidents: Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter. The president-elect said all of them understand the pressures of the job and he looks forward to sharing time with them.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Roland Burris Refused Seat In US Senate</title>
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President-elect Barack Obama&#8217;s appointed successor was turned away when he appeared at the U.S. Capitol to take his seat.           ]]></description>
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The government estimates it will spend $6.5 million by the end of January in salaries and other administrative costs for the $700 billion financial rescue program.           ]]></description>
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President-elect Barack Obama is promising that his economic stimulus plan won&#8217;t include money for politicians&#8217; pet projects and will include provisions aimed at ensuring his administration is open and accountable to taxpayers and Congress.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Dennis Blair Is Obama&#8217;s Choice For Director Of National Intelligence</title>
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Retired Admiral Dennis Blair is Barack Obama&#8217;s choice to be director of national intelligence. Two Democratic officials said Monday that the former head of U.S. Pacific Command was the president-elect&#8217;s choice for the post. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement has not yet been made.           ]]></description>
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Two Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to run the CIA.           ]]></description>
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          <title>New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson Withdrawing Nomination of Commerce Secretary</title>
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Governor Bill Richardson withdraws his bid for Commerce Secretary.           ]]></description>
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          <title>U.S. Senate Sergeant At Arms Expects No Trouble From Roland Burris</title>
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The U.S. Senate&#8217;s sergeant at arms says he doesn&#8217;t expect trouble when Roland Burris shows up to be sworn in as President-elect Barack Obama&#8217;s successor on Tuesday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Race Enters Fight Over Filling Barack Obama&#8217;s Senate Seat</title>
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A House Democrat is daring Senate leaders to block a black man from taking President-elect Barack Obama&#8217;s vacated Senate seat.           ]]></description>
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The Treasury Department says it has provided an additional $4.7 billion to 92 banks as part of the government&#8217;s $700 billion rescue of the financial system.           ]]></description>
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          <title>President Bush Pardons 19, Commutes 1 Prison Term</title>
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Before leaving for the holidays, President Bush commuted one prison sentence and granted 19 pardons, including one to a man who helped the Jewish resistance in the 1940s.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Biden: Report To Clear Obama Aides In Illinois Governor&#8217;s Probe</title>
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Vice President-elect Joe Biden says a report due out later Tuesday will show &#8220;no inappropriate contact&#8221; between President-elect Barack Obama&#8217;s staff and embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Senator Says Obama Picks Karen Mills To Head Small Business Administration</title>
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Maine Sen. Susan Collins says President-elect Barack Obama has selected Karen Mills of Brunswick, Maine, to head the Small Business Administration.           ]]></description>
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          <title>President Bush Considering &#8216;Orderly&#8217; Auto Bankruptcy</title>
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The White House says a managed bankruptcy for automakers is one option being considered to help save the troubled industry.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Kennedy Confirms Interest in Senate Seat</title>
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Caroline Kennedy confirms she will make a go at Senator Hillary Clinton&#8217;s Senate seat.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Barack Obama Chooses Arne Duncan As Schools Chief</title>
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The man who&#8217;s in charge of Chicago&#8217;s public schools is President-elect Barack Obama&#8217;s choice to be education secretary.           ]]></description>
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          <title>NY Governor: Caroline Kennedy Wants Senate Seat</title>
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New York Gov. David Paterson says Caroline Kennedy has told him she&#8217;s interested in the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Man Throws Shoes At President Bush In Iraq</title>
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A man threw his shoes at President George W. Bush and was dragged away by security officials during the president&#8217;s farewell trip to Iraq. The incident occurred as Bush was appearing Sunday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Bush ducked and wasn&#8217;t hit by either shoe.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Bush makes surprise farewell visit to Iraq</title>
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President George W. Bush has landed in Iraq on a surprise, farewell visit. It&#8217;s a last stop for him in a country that has defined his presidency and a chance to celebrate a new security pact with Iraqi leaders.&nbsp; Under intense security, Air Force One landed Sunday afternoon local time at Baghdad nternational Airport. The president left Washington on Saturday night on the 11-hour flight.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Palin&#8217;s Church Damaged In Suspicious Fire</title>
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Governor Sarah Palin&#8217;s Church Damaged By Fire           ]]></description>
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          <title>War Vet Widows Wrongly Denied Help</title>
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Many war veteran widows have been wrongly denied millions in government benefits because of computer glitches.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Auto Bailout Denied By Senate, President Bush May Send Lifeline</title>
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While the Bush administration says it&#8217;s ready to step in to avoid an auto industry collapse, several administration officials say nothing is imminent.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Barack Obama Says He Wasn&#8217;t Contacted About IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich</title>
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President-elect Barack Obama say he has not been contacted by federal authorities in connection with the investigation of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Tom Daschle To Oversee Barack Obama&#8217;s Health Care Reform</title>
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President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to lead his effort to design an overhaul of the nation&#8217;s health care system and shepherd it through Congress.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Federal Deficit Totals $164.4 Billion In November</title>
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The federal government registered a record budget deficit for the month of November, reflecting the impact of a recession on tax receipts and the mounting costs of the $700 billion financial rescue program.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Republican Senators Voice Opposition To Automakers Aid</title>
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Senate Republicans say they have grave concerns about the agreement between congressional Democrats and the Bush White House to speed billions of dollars to struggling U.S. automakers.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Democrats Near Auto Deal</title>
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An agreement is made by congressional Democrats to loan millions to U.S. automakers.           ]]></description>
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          <title>President&#45;elect Obama selects Veterans Affairs Secretary</title>
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President-elect Barack Obama has selected retired General to be the
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          <title>Sources: Caroline Kennedy Interested In Senate</title>
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Democratic officials say Caroline Kennedy has spoken to New York Gov. David Paterson about the Senate seat that will come open when Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes secretary of state.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Human Rights Activists Set Agenda For Barack Obama</title>
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Participants at an international human rights conference have recommendations for the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama, including an independent commission to examine U.S. interrogation and detention practices.           ]]></description>
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A government audit says the Treasury Department needs tougher controls to oversee the $700 billion financial bailout package.           ]]></description>
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President-elect Barack Obama is pledging quick work on an economic recovery plan to include tax cuts and increased federal spending and telling the nation&#8217;s governors he wants their help in designing it.           ]]></description>
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President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals, including a Georgia man, and commuted the prison sentences of two others convicted of misdeeds.           ]]></description>
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President George W. Bush says his administration is ready to help other institutions like it is helping Citigroup. Following a meeting with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Bush said the Citigroup rescue was deemed necessary to &#8220;safeguard the financial system.&#8220; And he added he&#8217;ll make similar decisions in the future, if need be.           ]]></description>
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President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Timothy Geithner to be his Treasury Secretary, as he unveils his economic team.           ]]></description>
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President-elect Barack Obama will have two more federal judgeships to fill in Atlanta. U.S. District Court Judges Jack Camp and Orinda Evans will take senior status.           ]]></description>
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Rep. Henry Waxman, a liberal ally of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, will take over the chairmanship of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee when the next Congress convenes in January. Waxman is a liberal California Democrat. In an election among House Democrats, he toppled veteran Michigan Rep. John Dingell from the post. Dingell is the longest-serving member of the House.           ]]></description>
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The top Senate Democrat is trying to lower expectations for emergency legislation to help the beleaguered U.S. auto industry. Sen. Harry Reid said Wednesday it&#8217;s the Bush administration&#8217;s responsibility to save the once-mighty carmakers from collapse.           ]]></description>
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Malia and Sasha Obama are getting to see their new rooms at the White House. At the invitation of first lady Laura Bush, the daughters of President-elect Barack Obama are touring the White House on Tuesday afternoon with their mother and grandmother. They are in town also to check out new schools.           ]]></description>
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Churches in Washington have started extending invitations to President-elect Barack Obama and his family. Obama resigned from Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago after inflammatory sermons by Rev. Jeremiah Wright became a campaign issue.           ]]></description>
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The federal government began the new budget year with a record deficit of $237.2 billion, reflecting the billions of dollars the government has started to pay out to rescue the financial system.           ]]></description>
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In the wake of the november fourth election, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is millions of dollars in debt. Party officials say the DNC has a $15 million debt after they took out loans to cover expenses during Barack Obama&#8217;s campaign.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:32:00 EST</pubDate>
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A key House Democrat is writing legislation that would send $25 billion in emergency loans to the beleaguered auto industry in exchange for a government ownership stake in the Big Three car companies.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Dick Cheney To Meet Joe Biden At Vice&#45;Presidential Residence</title>
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Vice President Dick Cheney and Vice President-elect Joe Biden are getting together on Thursday evening to discuss the upcoming handoff of the job as the nation&#8217;s second-in-command.           ]]></description>
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The Economy was at the top of the agenda when Barack Obama met President Bush in the oval office. They met for almost two hours, they touched on the auto industry, the housing industry, and foreclosures. President Bush is getting ready to convene his International Economic Summit, beginning this Friday, in Washington. Barack Obama will tackle that when he gets into office. ABC News&#8217; Christianne Klein has the economy latest from Washington&#8230;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:49:00 EST</pubDate>
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Want to be part of history as Barack Obama takes the presidential oath on the steps of the Capitol? Start planning now.           ]]></description>
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President-elect Obama says he is appreciative of the cooperation that President Bush has offered in smoothing his transition to the White House.&nbsp;  He said &#8220;we only have one president at a time.&#8220; Obama also told reporters Friday that he&#8217;s confident that &#8220;a new president can have an enormous impact. &#8220; But Obama also said that he understands that until next Jan. 20, the current administration is in charge.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:27:00 EST</pubDate>
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History has been made in this year&#8217;s election. For the first time ever, an African-American has been elected President of the United States. Barack Obama made a campaign stp in Aiken, back in the first week of October in 2007. We look back on the 2008 Presidential campaign as WJBF News Channel 6&#8217;s Barclay Bishop interviewed Barack Obama.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:46:01 EST</pubDate>
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Several national news organizations declared Barack Obama the winner of North Carolina&#8217;s 15 electoral votes, on Thursday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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For John McCain, his long quest for the White House ended gracefully in a final defeat, Tuesday night. The rest of the Republican Party fared little better than the top of the ticket. So, what happens for them, now? ABC News&#8217; Linsey Davis has the latest.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:57:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Why Is Election Day Held On First Tuesday In November</title>
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A bit of election history for you, now. We&#8217;ll tell you why we vote on the first Tuesday in November.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:49:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Barack Obama Celebrates Presidential Win</title>
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Barack Obama will be the 44th U.S. President. The Illinois Senator, now President-Elect, soared past the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the election. Obama celebrated with more than 100,000 people in Chicago&#8217;s Grant Park, while Senator John McCain gracefully accepted defeat. ABC News&#8217; Diana Alvear has more.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:38:00 EST</pubDate>
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President Bush congratulated President-elect Barack Obama on &#8220;an impressive win&#8221;.&nbsp; In a short address from the White House Wednesday morning, Bush pledged to help make the transition as smooth as possible. And he called on the American people to united behind a new leader           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:25:00 EST</pubDate>
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Barack Obama addressed nearly 125,000 people at Chicago&#8217;s Grant Park about an hour after his projected victory. He told the crowd his victory proves that America is a place where all things are possible. He also commended John McCain.           ]]></description>
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Barack Obama is vowing to be a president for all of America, even those who voted against him.           ]]></description>
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Democrats have retained control of the House and are headed for big gains in their majority.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:12:01 EST</pubDate>
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Barack Obama has accepted John McCain&#8217;s concession and has asked his Republican rival for help in leading the country.           ]]></description>
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Republican John McCain concedes the presidential race to Barack Obama, saying the Democrat has achieved a &#8220;great thing&#8221; for himself and the country with his historic victory.           ]]></description>
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President Bush has called Barack Obama to congratulate him on winning the presidency.           ]]></description>
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Barack Obama has been elected president of the United States, the first African-American elevated to the White House. With victories in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and other battleground states, Obama built a commanding lead over his Republican rival, John McCain.           ]]></description>
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Democrats unseated Republican House incumbents in Florida and Connecticut on Tuesday and jumped to early leads over Republicans in more than a dozen other contests as they pressed to increase their majority.           ]]></description>
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Barack Obama has built a commanding lead, capturing another sought-after prize.           ]]></description>
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ABC projects Barack Obama wins Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Massachussetts, Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland, Connecticut.&nbsp; ABC projects John McCain wins Tennessee and Oklahoma.           ]]></description>
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Georgia voters were largely greeted by surprisingly short waits Tuesday, a welcome change from the lengthy lines that frustrated those who waited hours to cast their ballot last week.           ]]></description>
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WJBF News Channel 6 has learned that there is a place for online coverage of Tuesday&#8217;s key races in Spanish.           ]]></description>
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Polling issues include slow machines, paper jams, not enough pens           ]]></description>
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The Democratic lawmaker in charge of increasing the party&#8217;s majority in the House says he&#8217;s confident of solid gains, even though there has been a tightening in several races.           ]]></description>
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Joe Biden hit the polls early this morning in Delaware, where he cast his ballot with his wife, daughter and mother along.           ]]></description>
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John McCain&#8217;s running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, says she hopes, prays and believes that she will be able to take her experience as a reformer to Washington as vice president.           ]]></description>
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Republican John McCain has cast his ballot at a church near his central Phoenix home.           ]]></description>
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Barack Obama is making a last-minute push for votes in Republican-leaning Indiana.           ]]></description>
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The days of the solid Republican South may be ending. Not only are Barack Obama and John McCain battling over Virginia and North Carolina, some polls show the presidential race also is close in Georgia, a scenario considered unthinkable earlier this year.           ]]></description>
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Derided as the nation&#8217;s poster child for Election Day chaos, Florida&#8217;s polling precincts today will be crowded with watchdogs, not just voters. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of partisan observers as well as teams of federal agents will be watching voters and poll workers, and each other, trying to make sure everything is above-board.           ]]></description>
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Break out the popcorn. As the election results roll in tonight, we&#8217;re in for a captivating show on television. Here are five things to watch for as John McCain and Barack Obama duke it out for the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House.           ]]></description>
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama saved his biggest Virginia rally for last, bringing out more than 85,000 people to the Prince William County Fairgrounds on the eve of Election Day.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Sign Up For Election Alert 6 Text Messages</title>
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Election Day will be here on Tuesday, and WJBF News Channel 6 is your connection for all the results that affect CSRA residents. Sign up for our Election Alert 6 text alerts. It&#8217;s Free!           ]]></description>
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Volunteers for both presidential candidates fanned out to churches in competitive states on the final Sunday before Election Day. Some congregations bused worshippers to polls to vote early, and a battle of wills erupted in church parking lots over the distribution of political literature.           ]]></description>
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Barack Obama says he didn&#8217;t know his aunt was living in the country illegally. The Associated Press has learned that the Kenyan woman has been living in public housing in Boston, despite being instructed to leave four years ago by immigration authorities. Zeituni Onyango had requested asylum, but a judge rejected it.           ]]></description>
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Dennis Goldford, a political science professor at Drake University in Iowa, said with the economy in its current condition, voters don&#8217;t have the luxury of shopping around.           ]]></description>
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North Carolina officials are decrying the appearance of a casket with an anti-Barack Obama sticker at a Cravens County polling place.           ]]></description>
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Barack Obama starts the day in the state that started it all, Iowa. After a rally there, he&#8217;ll swing home to see his children before wrapping up with a rally in the Chicago suburb of Gary, Indiana.           ]]></description>
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The Obama campaign is expanding its ad presence into new states, including McCain&#8217;s home state of Arizona.           ]]></description>
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Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has been found guilty of lying about receiving gifts.           ]]></description>
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Election Day 2008 is fast approaching, and we want to know how you are planning to vote. We have set up a Presidential web poll.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:04:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Colin Powell&#8217;s Endorsement Of Barack Obama Comes At Crucial Time For John McCain</title>
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With fifteen days to go until we pick a new president, there&#8217;s a new opinion in the mix. Colin Powell has reached across party lines with a firm embrace of Barack Obama. ABC News&#8217; Diana Alvear has details in our Vote 2008 report.           ]]></description>
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Barack Obama and John Mccain sat just feet apart, making for an intimate, tense, sometimes awkward, final debate as the Presidential campaign enters it&#8217;s last weeks. The stakes were much higher for McCain. Behind in the polls, he was aggressive, distancing himself from President Bush. Tell us who you think won the debate.           ]]></description>
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Thursday morning, the candidates head back out on the road for the final 19 days of the campaign. Wednesday night, they went head to head in a third and final debate. It may have been John McCain&#8217;s last chance to turn around an election which, according to the polls, seems to be slipping away from him. Was it enough? ABC News&#8217; Christianne Klein has the details in your Vote 2008 report.           ]]></description>
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What&#8217;s in a name? Politics, if you ask proud new father Mark Ciptak of Elizabethton, Tennessee. Some people distribute bumper stickers, some post campaign signs and others donate cash to support their favorite candidates. Ciptak had another idea, sparked by the birth Friday of his baby girl.            ]]></description>
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Presidential Candidates Barack Obama and John McCain squared off in their third and final debate in New York. 

Bob Schieffer moderated the event.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:07:00 EST</pubDate>
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Polls show John McCain slipping steadily behind Barack Obama, as the two prepare to meet Wednesday night in the final debate of Campaign 2008. It might be Senator McCain&#8217;s last best chance to change the dynamic of the race. ABC News&#8217; Linsey Davis has more in out Vote 2008 report.           ]]></description>
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Wall Street is having another down day, after Tuesday&#8217;s effort to reassure investors with a government buy-in to the nation&#8217;s largest banks. ABC News&#8217; Diana Alvear tell us what&#8217;s worrying them now, in our Wall Street to Your Wallet coverage.           ]]></description>
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Wall Street appears to be heading to a sharply lower opening after economic data raised the possibility that the country is either in a recession or moving toward one. The government reported that retail sales plunged in September by 1.2 percent last month, almost double the 0.7 percent drop analysts had expected.           ]]></description>
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The camera closes in on Sarah Palin speaking to young missionaries, vowing from the pulpit to do her part to implement God&#8217;s will from the governor&#8217;s office. What she didn&#8217;t tell worshippers gathered at the Wasilla Assembly of God church in her hometown was that her appearance that day came courtesy of Alaskan taxpayers, who picked up the $639.50 tab for her airplane tickets and per diem fees.           ]]></description>
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Jailed political fundraiser Tony Rezko helped launch Barack Obama&#8217;s political career. But the secrets he might be telling federal prosecutors could send the careers of other politicians crashing and burning.           ]]></description>
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It&#8217;s unclear what impact the so-called troopergate investigation in Alaska may have on the presidential election. A report from a state legislative committee says Governor Sarah Palin violated Alaska&#8217;s ethics laws and abused her power by trying to get her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper. But the committee has no authority to sanction Palin, and is not recommending a criminal investigation.           ]]></description>
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A bi-partisan legislative panel&#8217;s chief investigator says Alaska Governor Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper. The investigator found Palin in violation of a state ethics law prohibiting public officials from using their office for personal gain.           ]]></description>
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Keith Cate, from our sister station in Tampa Florida, WFLA, sat down with Republican Vice-Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, for an exclusive interview. at a Palin rally.           ]]></description>
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The son of a Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker charged with hacking the e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has pleaded not guilty. David Kernell, 20, of Knoxville, entered the plea in federal court in Knoxville on Wednesday. His father is longtime state Rep. Mike Kernell of Memphis.           ]]></description>
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          <title>WEB POLL: Who Do You Think Won Tuesday Night&#8217;s Presidential Debate?</title>
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Round Two of the Presidential debates was all about finger pointing, as Senators John McCain and Barack Obama met face-to-face, Thursday night, in Nashville, TN. Let us know who you think won.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:26:00 EST</pubDate>
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