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Emanuel to Be Chief of Staff

President-elect Barack Obama made the first appointment of his new administration yesterday, choosing Rep. Rahm Emanuel to serve as White House chief of staff when he takes office in January.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-06-2008
Measured Response To Financial Crisis Sealed the Election

Sen. Barack Obama, so steady in public, did not hide his vexation when he summoned his top advisers to meet with him in Chicago on Sept. 14.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-04-2008
Obama Makes History

Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was elected the nation's 44th president yesterday, riding a reformist message of change and an inspirational exhortation of hope to become the first African American to ascend to the White House.

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Hard-Fought Battle in Hard-Hit Ohio

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio, Nov. 2 -- With the presidential campaigns pressing to get out the vote in the race's final hours, no state is being more fiercely contested than Ohio, which provided President Bush with his decisive margin of victory four years ago.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-02-2008
Gubernatorial Race In Wash. State Elicits That Deja Vu Feeling

SEATTLE -- In Washington state, all the elements are in place to make Nov. 4 feel a lot like Feb. 2. Chris Gregoire and Dino Rossi are running for governor, and polls show a dead heat.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-31-2008
As an Issue, Taxes Favor Obama

SARASOTA, Fla., Oct. 23 -- In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, John McCain has turned to an argument that has served Republicans well in recent history, using stump speeches and television ads to drive home the idea that the Democratic presidential nominee would raise taxes on average.....

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 10-23-2008
Economic Downturn Sidelines Donors to '527' Groups

The recent collapse on Wall Street appears to have found another victim: the independent political groups aiming to make an impact on the 2008 elections.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 10-18-2008
In Ordeal as Captive, Character Was Shaped

HANOI The lake into which John McCain parachuted after his Navy plane was shot down is now surrounded by chic restaurants, cellphone stores and motorcycle dealerships. The prison camp where he confessed to being a "black criminal" has been turned into a multiplex cinema showing garish American...

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U.S. Fiscal Crisis Seems to Have Altered Political Map

The faltering economy has left Sen. John McCain on the political defensive, altering the landscape in many of the most important battleground states and providing a series of avenues for Sen. Barack Obama to claim the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House in November, according to pol...

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Most Voters Worry About Economy

Voters are deeply divided over the terms of the government's $700 billion economic rescue package but overwhelmingly fear that the House's rejection of the measure on Monday could deepen the country's financial woes, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll.

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