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Tears and traffic jams greet Obama's victory (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 02:30 AM CST AP - They danced in the streets, wept, lifted their voices in prayer and brought traffic to a standstill. From the nation's capital to Los Angeles, Americans celebrated Barack Obama's victory and marveled that they lived to see the day that a black man was elected president.

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.

State ballots feature hot-button social issues (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:33 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.

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.

Voter turnout best in generations, maybe a century (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 02:45 AM CST AP - America voted in record numbers, standing in lines that snaked around blocks and in some places in pouring rain. Voters who queued up Tuesday and the millions who balloted early propelled 2008 to what one expert said was the highest turnout in a century.

Obama to the White House: Elation and disbelief (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 11:34 PM CST AP - Anthony Shuford used to ride the No. 32 bus past the White House and wonder if the president had any idea what his life was like. After voting for Barack Obama on Tuesday, he said he would never feel the same about that house, or his country.

Essay: Obama's transcendence is beyond race (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 10:52 PM CST AP - The elevation of Barack Obama to the White House is a transcendent moment, for what this election says about a nation where blacks were once considered property.

A worried America chooses its course for change (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 02:12 AM CST AP - In a season of profound political and cultural fissures, the American people stood together at the ballot box Tuesday with a resounding chorus that drowned out their deep differences: Something, they said, has got to give.

Young voters help put Obama over the top (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 12:10 AM CST AP - Rafi Zelikowsky skipped class on Tuesday to camp out in downtown Chicago and wait for Barack Obama, the man who captured the hearts of so many young voters.

Some voting problems, but overall smooth election (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:05 AM CST AP - That feared voting problem meltdown that could put a presidential election in doubt again? Never mind.

Obama supporters weep with joy in Chicago (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 12:21 AM CST AP - With delirious cheers from more than 100,000 people jammed into the city's Grant Park, Barack Obama's hometown embraced his landmark victory Tuesday night as a dream finally come true.

Hawaii tourism board to pay disgraced ex-CEO $290K (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 09:22 PM CST AP - The state agency that promotes tourism to Hawaii said Tuesday it would pay its disgraced former president more than $290,000, most as a "resignation payment," after he was heavily criticized for forwarding offensive e-mails to friends from his work computer.

Democrats take control of New York Senate (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 10:55 PM CST AP - Democrats have won a majority in New York's state Senate. That gives the party control of the full Legislature and governor's office for the first time since 1935.

Obama tops McCain in NH (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 08:28 PM CST AP - The state that gave Barack Obama his first primary setback supported him when it counted Tuesday.

Storm drops more than foot of snow on Sierra peaks (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 09:37 PM CST AP - A storm dropped as much as 15 inches of snow in the Sierra Nevada, hastening the state of the ski season but bogging down traffic on mountain highways.

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.

NYC budget woes hit police, fire, health services (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 05:31 PM CST AP - New York City will cancel the police academy's next class, cut hundreds of jobs and close dental clinics for poor children to trim its budget amid an economic crisis, a city official said Tuesday.

Obama's grandmother remembered as calm, assured (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 07:30 PM CST AP - Barack Obama told millions watching him accept the Democratic nomination in Denver that his grandmother's influence on who he is and the way he views the world was substantial.

ND pantries to accept only archery-killed deer (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 05:03 PM CST AP - A North Dakota program that distributes venison to the needy will accept only deer killed with arrows, fearing that firearm-shot meat may contain lead fragments.

Construction industry: NYC regulations overzealous (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 04:58 PM CST AP - It takes a lot of paper to raise a crane in New York City these days.

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