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President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle embrace after his election night victory speech. (Photo by David Guttenfelder / AP)

GOP faces identity crisis in months ahead

The Republican Party faces a long list of problems with no clear national leader and an identity crisis that will play out during a period of good will for the new president.

CNN

0Battles divided McCain, Palin camps

MSNBC

McCain and Palin go their separate ways, in separate ways

ABC News

Election spurs committee, leadership power struggle in Congress

Democratic ballot-box wins sparked a jostling for power on Capitol Hill, including a clash for control over the House panel that oversees automakers and a change in leadership among Republicans.

Bloomberg

Obama begins to build his team

President-elect Barack Obama began moving to build his administration and make good on his ambitious promises to point the United States in a different direction.

International Herald Tribune

Obama selects Emanuel as top aide

Baltimore Sun

Obama's victory speech

CBS News

Rice plays down chances of Israeli-Palestinian deal

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Israel's pending election may make it difficult to secure an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal this year.

Reuters

Obama's victory caps struggles of previous generations

Barack Obama's presidential victory is being hailed as a transformative event for the U.S. and the rest of the world. His win caps a decades-long civil rights struggle.

CNN

California gay marriage In limbo

Supporters of Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage, claimed victory, but their thin lead could still be threatened by absentee ballots yet to be counted.

CBS News

Prop. 8 foes file high court appeal

Sacramento Bee

POLITICS

Handicapping Obama's cabinet

Who's hot and who's not in the bidding for the top posts? We review the candidates and calculate the odds.

Newsweek

Special section:

Obama's White House

CNN

Obama transition team gossip

Politico

Around the globe, ready for change

From the front lines of Iraq to Paris, the election of Barack Obama opened a floodgate for hope that a new U.S. leader will redeem his promises of change.

International Herald Tribune

A President for the world

CBS News

Historic challenges await Obama

International Herald Tribune

MORE POLITICS

Four Senate races still undecided

With four U.S. Senate races yet to be decided, Democrats hope to further expand their majority in the new Congress and act quickly with President-elect Barack Obama.

Reuters

Senate race 100% counted: Coleman up; recount coming

Star Tribune

In Congress, a Democratic wave

Obama's victory and Democratic gains in the House and Senate led Democrats to their strongest governing position since the post-Watergate election in 1976.

USA Today

GOP bloggers, pundits turn focus to rebuilding

CNN

MORE ELECTION COVERAGE

In Ohio, a hard-fought battle won by Pres.-elect Obama's volunteer army

Its ranks flush with thousands of volunteers from as far afield as Oregon, Texas, Guam and Maine, the Obama campaign claimed a hard-fought victory in Ohio.

International Herald Tribune

How Biden boosted the Democratic ticket

Since his selection as Barack Obama's running mate on Aug. 23, Joe Biden has spent an eventful, albeit overshadowed, two and a half months stumping for the Democratic ticket.

ABC News

For the Republicans, it could have been worse

TIME

How Hispanics, young voters, women helped Obama win

Barack Obama drew on support from Hispanics, young voters and women to score victories in New Mexico, Nevada and Colorado — three Western states that voted for President Bush in 2004.

Google News

The silent minority of non-voters

Guardian

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Extra Golden plays 'Obama' live in studio

In 2006, the president-elect's office made it possible for the Extra Golden's Kenyan members to obtain visas to play in the U.S. In gratitude they wrote the song "Obama."

NPR

ABC, CNN top election ratings

ABC and a record-setting CNN joined Barack Obama in the winner's circle, drawing the most viewers on Election Night.

Variety

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Obama on science, in his own words

"My first proposal requires automakers to meet higher fuel standards and produce more fuel-efficient cars."

New Scientist

Microsoft applying Vista lessons to Windows 7

Vista users were plagued by sluggish boot times and faulty device drivers. Microsoft is applying those hard lessons from Vista to avoid repeating those mistakes.

Channel Web

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Religion used to divide, mock in '08

Scholars and religious leaders are using terms like "new low" and "embarrassing" to describe how religious beliefs were distorted and picked over.

Kansas City Star

Vatican: May God help Obama bring peace to the world

The Vatican said it hoped President-elect Barack Obama will work to promote peace and justice in the world.

Star Tribune

EDUCATION

A 'Mother on Fire' for public school

Los Angeles performance artist Sandra Tsing Loh helped lead a rally to the California state capitol for more school funding and eventually started an organization called Burning Moms.

USA Today

Obama win could hit recruitment of foreign students

It is thought "11/4" could be just as significant as "9/11" in terms of its impact on international student recruitment, with many now choosing to come to the U.S.

Guardian

Columns And Op-Ed

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GOOD NEWS

Companies give free food for voting

Americans picked their new president, along with some free election coffee and ice cream to boot.

HappyNews.com

Nonprofit organization finds homes for injured racehorses

Allie Conrad and 30 volunteers rescue and rehabilitate run-down and injured racehorses and find them new, safe homes.

Baltimore Sun

NATION

Sierras get snow, ski areas gear up

A storm dropped as much as 15 inches of snow in the Sierra Nevada, hastening the start of ski season, but bogging down traffic on mountain highways.

MSNBC

NYC's finest may feel budget pinch

To close a $4 billion budget gap, New York City canceled a police academy class, cut 500 jobs and reduced firefighter training.

ABC News

WORLD

Plan Colombia misses coca target

A $6 billion U.S. aid plan for Colombia failed to cut drug production in half, as Congress had required.

BBC

Russia to move missiles to Baltic

Russia will put short-range missiles in the Baltic to counter a U.S. defense shield in Europe, President Dmitry Medvedev said.

BBC

BUSINESS

Stocks dive after election; Dow down 480-plus

A case of post-election nerves sent Wall Street plunging as investors absorbed a stream of bad economic news and wondered how an Obama presidency will face a possible recession.

Associated Press

Cisco first-quarter sales growth slowest in 3 years

Cisco Systems, the world's largest networking equipment manufacturer, said first-quarter sales rose at the slowest pace in three years.

Bloomberg

Wild ride on Wall Street continues

ABC News

SPORTS

Parker scores 55 in Spurs first win

The San Antonio Spurs needed every last layup and feathery jumper from the fast-moving Tony Parker, whose unstoppable performance was just enough to fuel their first win.

Sporting News

Dodgers reportedly offer $25 million to Manny

Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said the team has made an offer to free-agent Manny Ramirez, which would give him the second-highest salary in the sport behind Yankee Alex Rodriguez.

ESPN

ENVIRONMENT

Canada falling behind on environment

Canada's environmental record is among the worst in the industrialized world, due in part to its poor performance fighting global warming, according to a report from the Conference Board of Canada.

Environmental News Network

President-elect Obama faces challenge of a 'planet in peril'

Addressing the world for the first time as the president-elect, Obama indicated that environmental concerns will be at the forefront of his presidency.

Environment News Service

HEALTH

ADHD affects movement more in boys than girls

Girls with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder appear to have better control of their movements than boys with the common mental disorder, a study says.

HealthDay

ER overload

The modern emergency room has an emergency of its own: It's packed, costly, noisy and overrun by uninsureds who can't legally be turned away once they walk in the door.

Newsweek

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