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Obama, family go to polls: 'I feel really good'

Nov. 4, 2008
Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama began a historic Election Day Tuesday by voting alongside his wife and children.
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Barack Obama: U.S. president-elect

Barack Obama: U.S. president-elect

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Barack Obama, with projected wins in West Coast states, became the first African-American president-elect of the United States Tuesday.

First voters go for Obama

DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The first Election Day ballots of the 2008 U.S. presidential election have been cast with Democratic nominee Barack Obama the beneficiary, officials said.

Poll: Obama leads nationally

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain nationally, an Ipsos/McClatchy Poll indicated Monday.
Obama, Clintons improve relationships

Obama, Clintons improve relationships

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The relationship between Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama and Bill and Hillary Clinton has improved markedly in recent weeks, observers say.

Birch Bayh campaigns for Obama

KNOXVILLE, Ind., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., says he's campaigning vigorously for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, despite being 80 years old.

U.S. election called historic in many ways

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The upcoming U.S. presidential election will be historic on many counts, experts say.

McCain hopes for Pennsylvania upset

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Supporters of Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain are focusing their hopes on an upset win in Pennsylvania, political analysts say.

Candidates push hard in last 72 hours

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Sen. Barack Obama is pressing hard in normally Republican-friendly states Saturday, with campaign stops scheduled in Missouri, Colorado and Nevada.
Former Reagan aide endorses Obama

Former Reagan aide endorses Obama

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Ken Duberstein, who served as chief of staff for former President Ronald Reagan, says he will vote for Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential election.
Caroline Kennedy campaigns for Obama

Caroline Kennedy campaigns for Obama

TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy, says residents of a Florida retirement community should vote Democratic on Election Day.

Poll: Obama has 10-point lead over McCain

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has a 10-point lead over Republican John McCain nationally, a poll indicates.

Source: Maya Rudolph returning to 'SNL'

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Comedienne Maya Rudolph is returning to the New York set of "Saturday Night Live" to play the wife of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., a source says.

Michelle Obama calls for voter turnout

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama, said Saturday all U.S. citizens should vote in the upcoming election.

Colin Powell endorses Obama

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell Sunday endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama on national TV.

Poll: Obama has 9-point lead nationally

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama leads Republican nominee Sen. John McCain by nine points among registered voters, a poll indicates.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler