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		<title>By: Cesar Moves</title>
		<link>http://www.electionreferee.com/index.php/2008/11/05/barack-obama-elected-44th-president-of-the-united-states/#comment-2248</link>
		<author>Cesar Moves</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I can relate to this ! , I've heard some goody things about this blog ! I bookmarked it on my favorites and will visit it again for more interesting posts like this one, Thanks</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can relate to this ! , I&#8217;ve heard some goody things about this blog ! I bookmarked it on my favorites and will visit it again for more interesting posts like this one, Thanks</p>
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		<title>By: teame tesfay</title>
		<link>http://www.electionreferee.com/index.php/2008/11/05/barack-obama-elected-44th-president-of-the-united-states/#comment-1747</link>
		<author>teame tesfay</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am very glad not only OBAMA wins the election but also AMERICANS are great becouse they do not believe on colour,ethinicity,cultur exetra</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am very glad not only OBAMA wins the election but also AMERICANS are great becouse they do not believe on colour,ethinicity,cultur exetra</p>
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		<title>By: ErvinTW</title>
		<link>http://www.electionreferee.com/index.php/2008/11/05/barack-obama-elected-44th-president-of-the-united-states/#comment-1684</link>
		<author>ErvinTW</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks! Nice post.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks! Nice post.</p>
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		<title>By: Peg Barry</title>
		<link>http://www.electionreferee.com/index.php/2008/11/05/barack-obama-elected-44th-president-of-the-united-states/#comment-1661</link>
		<author>Peg Barry</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Congratulations on running a fair and balanced blog.  Get ready, the Republicans are already in Iowa.

Gobama et al and to Rahm (my congressman) who I know will defend and protect Barack as he should. 

Oh, yes, I must thank Sarah Palin - if it wasn't for her -- we wouldn't be here!!
Thanks Sarah.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Congratulations on running a fair and balanced blog.  Get ready, the Republicans are already in Iowa.</p>
<p>Gobama et al and to Rahm (my congressman) who I know will defend and protect Barack as he should. </p>
<p>Oh, yes, I must thank Sarah Palin - if it wasn&#8217;t for her &#8212; we wouldn&#8217;t be here!!<br />
Thanks Sarah.</p>
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		<title>By: hannah friedman</title>
		<link>http://www.electionreferee.com/index.php/2008/11/05/barack-obama-elected-44th-president-of-the-united-states/#comment-1654</link>
		<author>hannah friedman</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My humble musical letter to President Obama:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4bZw9FmXZ4

Love,
Hannah Friedman</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My humble musical letter to President Obama:<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4bZw9FmXZ4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4bZw9FmXZ4</a></p>
<p>Love,<br />
Hannah Friedman</p>
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		<title>By: John Publius Jr.</title>
		<link>http://www.electionreferee.com/index.php/2008/11/05/barack-obama-elected-44th-president-of-the-united-states/#comment-1652</link>
		<author>John Publius Jr.</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.electionreferee.com/index.php/2008/11/05/barack-obama-elected-44th-president-of-the-united-states/#comment-1652</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;KP, I greatly appreciate your comment. I am impressed by the knowledge and insight shown in some of the comments posted on this site. This is in stark contrast with the first comment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Missouri and North Carolina are officially still considered "too close to call" by many news agencies. I suspect that Missouri will end up in the McCain column and NC will go to Obama. I will update these accordingly if necesary.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>KP, I greatly appreciate your comment. I am impressed by the knowledge and insight shown in some of the comments posted on this site. This is in stark contrast with the first comment.</p>
<p>Missouri and North Carolina are officially still considered &#8220;too close to call&#8221; by many news agencies. I suspect that Missouri will end up in the McCain column and NC will go to Obama. I will update these accordingly if necesary.</p>
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		<title>By: KP</title>
		<link>http://www.electionreferee.com/index.php/2008/11/05/barack-obama-elected-44th-president-of-the-united-states/#comment-1651</link>
		<author>KP</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.electionreferee.com/index.php/2008/11/05/barack-obama-elected-44th-president-of-the-united-states/#comment-1651</guid>
		<description>FYI, 

McCain has NOT won Missouri, it is too close to call and won't be official until Nov. 18th, it is very hopeful for OBAMA. per the following:
McCain, Obama race tests Mo. bellwether status

12:17 PM CST on Wednesday, November 5, 2008


JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Never has a Democrat won the presidency without Missouri -- until, perhaps, now. 

Although the race remained too close to call Wednesday, Republican John McCain clung to a small advantage in Missouri early Wednesday over Democrat Barack Obama, who already had locked up a national electoral victory. 

With all precincts reporting results, McCain led Obama by 5,853 votes out of more than 2.9 million counted -- a difference of 0.2 percentage points. 

Based on information from the Secretary of State's office, an estimated 7,100 provisional ballots -- which are counted only if a voters' eligibility can be verified -- are outstanding across the state. It could be Nov. 18 before those results are known. 

In St. Louis city, for example, election officials said they plan to begin verifying the eligibility of an estimated 1,000 provisional ballots on Thursday, said Scott Leiendecker, the Republican director of the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners. 

Provisional ballots are cast when voters' names can't be found on the books used by poll workers. The ballots are counted only if it is later determined the voters were eligible. 

Obama spokeswoman Anita Dunn said Wednesday the campaign believes a majority of the provisional ballots were cast for Obama. 

At stake were two presidential voting streaks that have earned Missouri a swing-state reputation. 

-- Since it joined the union in 1821, no Democrat has won the presidency without also receiving Missouri's vote, though various Republicans have accomplished the feat. 

-- And since 1904, Missouri has picked the winning presidential candidate every time but once. The exception occurred when Democrat Adlai Stevenson claimed Missouri over Republican President Dwight Eisenhower in 1956 by a margin of fewer than 4,000 votes out of 1.8 million cast. 

Missouri has had plenty of close elections, both before and after then. 

The narrowest margin of victory occurred in 1908, when Republican William Howard Taft won by 449 votes out of 716,788 cast -- a margin of 0.06 percentage points -- over Democrat William Jennings Bryan. 



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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>FYI, </p>
<p>McCain has NOT won Missouri, it is too close to call and won&#8217;t be official until Nov. 18th, it is very hopeful for OBAMA. per the following:<br />
McCain, Obama race tests Mo. bellwether status</p>
<p>12:17 PM CST on Wednesday, November 5, 2008</p>
<p>JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) &#8212; Never has a Democrat won the presidency without Missouri &#8212; until, perhaps, now. </p>
<p>Although the race remained too close to call Wednesday, Republican John McCain clung to a small advantage in Missouri early Wednesday over Democrat Barack Obama, who already had locked up a national electoral victory. </p>
<p>With all precincts reporting results, McCain led Obama by 5,853 votes out of more than 2.9 million counted &#8212; a difference of 0.2 percentage points. </p>
<p>Based on information from the Secretary of State&#8217;s office, an estimated 7,100 provisional ballots &#8212; which are counted only if a voters&#8217; eligibility can be verified &#8212; are outstanding across the state. It could be Nov. 18 before those results are known. </p>
<p>In St. Louis city, for example, election officials said they plan to begin verifying the eligibility of an estimated 1,000 provisional ballots on Thursday, said Scott Leiendecker, the Republican director of the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners. </p>
<p>Provisional ballots are cast when voters&#8217; names can&#8217;t be found on the books used by poll workers. The ballots are counted only if it is later determined the voters were eligible. </p>
<p>Obama spokeswoman Anita Dunn said Wednesday the campaign believes a majority of the provisional ballots were cast for Obama. </p>
<p>At stake were two presidential voting streaks that have earned Missouri a swing-state reputation. </p>
<p>&#8211; Since it joined the union in 1821, no Democrat has won the presidency without also receiving Missouri&#8217;s vote, though various Republicans have accomplished the feat. </p>
<p>&#8211; And since 1904, Missouri has picked the winning presidential candidate every time but once. The exception occurred when Democrat Adlai Stevenson claimed Missouri over Republican President Dwight Eisenhower in 1956 by a margin of fewer than 4,000 votes out of 1.8 million cast. </p>
<p>Missouri has had plenty of close elections, both before and after then. </p>
<p>The narrowest margin of victory occurred in 1908, when Republican William Howard Taft won by 449 votes out of 716,788 cast &#8212; a margin of 0.06 percentage points &#8212; over Democrat William Jennings Bryan. </p>
<p>.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
		<link>http://www.electionreferee.com/index.php/2008/11/05/barack-obama-elected-44th-president-of-the-united-states/#comment-1650</link>
		<author>Anonymous</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>sick of hearing that he is an african-american obama is half white therefore he is not a true black person but a person who wishes he never had white blood. he is a racists.tell the truth, obama does not respect his heritage.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>sick of hearing that he is an african-american obama is half white therefore he is not a true black person but a person who wishes he never had white blood. he is a racists.tell the truth, obama does not respect his heritage.</p>
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