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Pierce County Election Express booth worker Liz Shaw, right, receives an absentee ballot from Liz Jackson in Lakewood, Wash. (Photo by Lui Kit Wong for the News Tribune / AP)

McCain, Obama on blitz through battleground states on final day

Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain prepared to stump into the early morning in their last efforts to sway voters before they go to the polls hours later.

CNN

Race tightens in some swing states, Obama leads nationwide

Bloomberg

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Republicans try burning Obama on coal

ABC News

Obama in Ohio rally- live coverage

CNN

World to US: We have a stake, too

“I really wish we could vote in your election — after all, it affects all of us.” For most Americans who recently have spent time abroad, chances are they’ve heard some variation of that statement.

MSNBC

Decision is now in voters' hands

"If we've done everything we can do, then it's up to the people to decide," Obama told a radio interviewer. McCain sounded more like the underdog. "Don't give up hope. Nothing is inevitable here."

USA Today

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Electoral map calculator

CNN

Al Gore: Every vote matters

MSNBC

McCain, Obama eye potential aides, cabinet appointees

Americans will elect not only a president, but also his huge team of aides, advisers and bureaucrats who will help the winner run the federal government for the next four years.

MSNBC

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November's (not-so-surprising) surprises

Newsweek

'A lot at stake' on California ballots from same-sex marriage to bullet trains

From same-sex marriage and abortion to the pleas for taxpayers to open their wallets for police, hospitals and trains, voters make important decisions on statewide ballots.

San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Palin didn't violate ethics rules, reports 2nd Alaska panel

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin did not violate ethics rules when she fired the state's public safety commissioner, according to an investigation conducted for Alaska's Personnel Board.

Bloomberg

Alaskans excited, proud of role in election

YouTube

Bush out of sight until after election

It's no coincidence President George W. Bush has been out of the public's eye in recent days — that's just the way the Republican Party wants it.

Newsweek

US rivals in final dash for votes

BBC

Obama's grandmother dies of cancer

Sen. Barack Obama's grandmother died of cancer, he said in a statement, a little more than a week after he interrupted the White House race to say goodbye to her.

Reuters

Obama's family album

CBS News

The final push

MSNBC

MORE POLITICS

Democrat Inouye: Ted Stevens will return if elected

Hawaii’s Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, a Democrat, predicts Alaska's Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, will win reelection and later be exonerated in a statement issued by Stevens' campaign.

Politico

Court decision could help GOP in NY race

A federal judge sided with New York Republicans and blocked Alice Kryzan from appearing as the candidate of the Working Families Party, changing the game in the hotly contested 26th district.

The Hill

MORE ELECTION COVERAGE

Obama takes first vote tallies

Barack Obama came up a winner, 32-16, in the presidential race in Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, N.H., where tradition counts the first Election Day ballots.

CBS News

The secrets of what makes your polling place work — or not

Polling places are staffed by amateurs and funded and organized by local officials, most of whom are not all that scientific in their planning — and who have limited options to improve their efficiency.

TIME

Will voters face poll chaos?

BBC

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Voter identification in the US

CNN

Voter 101: What you need to know on election day

With the election just hours away, voters want to make sure they have everything in order so that their votes will count. Check out the voter guide, which answers several common voter questions.

ABC News

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

MySpace and Viacom try to cash in on Internet video

MySpace said it and online advertising technology company Auditude are working with Viacom Inc's MTV Networks to make money from user-uploaded video clips.

Reuters

The Beatles, 'Rock Band' makers to release new video game

As predicted, MTV, Harmonix and the Beatles’ Apple Corps. will be partners creating a video game based on the Beatles' music.

Rolling Stone

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft security report points to downtrend in malware

Fewer reports of malware in the wild for the entire industry indicate the security field is getting smarter, Microsoft says.

BetaNews

Netflix 'watch instantly' for Mac in beta

Mac users can now test Netflix for Web video. The online movie house said its new browser plug-in media player is in beta.

InformationWeek

ENVIRONMENT

Bush team rushing to relax environmental policies before exit

As the presidential candidates sprint toward the finish, the Bush administration is also sprinting to enact environmental policy changes before leaving power.

Environmental News Network

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Church bars priest accused of affair

A Catholic priest accused in a $25 million lawsuit of luring a distraught divorcee into having a seven-month affair has been barred from serving, church officials said.

USA Today

Take your political angst to a higher level

A Web site designed to let people process anger through prayer is being used to vent about politics.

Star Tribune

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Editorial:

The end of the election

Economist

Column (Karlyn Bowman):

Are exit polls reliable?

Forbes

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Win or lose, how will we cope?

Root

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What states to watch Tuesday night

Newsweek

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Election offers a distinctive choice

USA Today

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The best presidential campaign ever?

Weekly Standard

Column (William F. Shughart II):

Fall back from daylight savings time

U.S. News & World Report

Column (Dahlia Lithwick):

Democrats in Virginia

Slate

Editorial:

Obama: a president for modern times

Guardian

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Waiting in line

Newsweek

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GOOD NEWS

Hospice dogs give comfort

Once a month, volunteers from the Ottawa Humane Society visit Ottowa Mission hospice to let the occupants spend a little time with a friendly dog or cat.

Ottawa Citizen

NATION

Bones are Fossett's, DNA testing shows

Bones found near where Steve Fossett's plane crashed in eastern California's Sierra Nevadas are those of the adventurer, authorities said.

CNN

Recession nation: 49 states at risk

What started out as a housing problem in a few states has now exploded into a full-fledged recession, with a majority of states now dangerously close to recession.

ABC News

Daily tracking poll: Not just economy and Bush; Palin is trouble for McCain too

ABC News

WORLD

Rebel Gen. Nkunda surrounds major town, vowing to liberate Congo

In one hand, a rocket-propelled grenade launcher. In the other, a spear. The rebel fighter's weapons spoke volumes about Congo's wars old and new.

Times Online

Congo must avoid Rwanda genocide

Reuters

Once-booming Spain feels the undertow

Few places in Europe have prospered in recent years like this bustling crossroads city of 700,000, halfway between Barcelona and Madrid.

International Herald Tribune

BUSINESS

More than ever, the waves that move markets start on Wall Street

Analysts say the degree of correlation between Wall Street and the rest of the world has increased.

International Herald Tribune

Auto sales worst since 1983

Shell-shocked consumers are staying away from showrooms: GM sales are down by 45 percent, Ford off 30 percent and Toyota 23 percent.

BusinessWeek

SPORTS

Detroit Pistons get Iverson for Billups, McDyess and Samb

In the NBA, the Pistons traded guard Chauncey Billups, forward Antonio McDyess and center Cheikh Samb to the Denver Nuggets for guard Allen Iverson.

Detroit Free Press

Radcliffe wins third NYC Marathon

Paula Radcliffe of England won her third New York City Marathon, leading from wire to wire, and Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil won the 26.2-mile race for the second time.

Hartford Courant

EDUCATION

Report assesses K-12 online learning

Online learning is growing rapidly, but growth requires policy changes to increase educational choices while ensuring high quality and improved student achievement.

E-schoolnews

Colleges entering 'difficult financial times' as tuition rises

After college costs rose more rapidly than other consumer goods, average costs for tuition and fees this year increased less than one percent for public and private institutions when adjusted for inflation.

USA Today

HEALTH

Sex on TV linked to teen pregnancies

Some forms of entertainment are a corrupting influence on children, leading teens who watch sexy programs into early pregnancies and children who play violent video games to adopt aggressive behavior.

Reuters

Caffeine during pregnancy affects the risk of low birth weight

Even consuming low amounts of caffeine during pregnancy may increase the risk of having a low birth weight baby, new research shows.

WebMD

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