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Obama Adds $60 Billion to Economic Plan; McCain Expected to Unveil Proposals Today

Oct. 14, 2008
TOLEDO, Oct. 13 -- Democrat Barack Obama advocated an immediate and expensive economic assistance package Monday, while Republican John McCain readied a set of specific new proposals of his own, as the candidates entered a three-week sprint toward a presidential election that appears certain to...
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Gains that the Republican Party had made among Hispanics in recent U.S. elections were reversed this year, analysts said.

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ERBIL, Iraq, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The Kurdistan Regional Government Thursday offered its congratulations to U.S. Sens. Barack Obama and Joe Biden for winning the U.S. presidential election.

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Hasselbeck: Obama win a victory for U.S.

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Democrat Barack Obama had 349 electoral votes to Republican John McCain's 163 with 48 states and the District of Columbia reporting.

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Obama leads in Electoral College

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Barack Obama: U.S. president-elect

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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