Jesse Helms

                   

Modern athletes and their moment

iht.com
06-Nov-2008
        

For the better part of 50 years, my father has tried to get me to feel the power of what he called a Joe Louis moment. My father frequently described happy street scenes in Chicago and New York after Louis won a big fight. Now...

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Take-aways from a stunning election

charlotte.com
06-Nov-2008 45 related
        

The analysts and pundits are busy painting the milestones in Tuesday's election with a broad brush. Who could argue?Electing an African American president is a stunning moment of change.Putting the first woman in the N.C....

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Today in The Nation: Obama and the World

thenation.com
06-Nov-2008 2 related
        

Much has been written in recent years about America "rejoining the world." Nowhere more than at the UN have Washington's bullying tactics and stunted, provincial vision of global challenges cast such a pall over international...

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After election, NC no longer a red state

theeastcarolinian.com
06-Nov-2008
        

Whether this year's election marked a permanent or temporary turning point toward the Democrats, the results indicate just how much North Carolina has changed in the six years since arch conservative Sen. Jesse Helms left...

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Hagan reflects on Senate win, looks to Washington

wrallocaltechwire.com
05-Nov-2008 6 related
        

Posted: Today at 4:46 p.m. Updated: Today at 6:31 p.m. Raleigh, N.C. — After a Senate race that took a negative turn in its last week, U.S. Sen.-elect Kay Hagan said she is looking forward to “working closely” with opponent...

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Obama follows sports lineage of trail blazers

miamiherald.com
06-Nov-2008
        

The election of Barack Obama as the first black president in U.S. history has flooded us with hope that we might live in a postracial society. Obama had many people to thank, including Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr....

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'Outperforming Kerry'

tomwatson.typepad.com
05-Nov-2008
        

That seems to be the key phrase of this evening in wonkland, as poll-watchers - professional, semi-pro and Stratomatic - devour the early numbers. Some of the most bullish numbers hail from counties in Indiana and Florida,...

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Transition to new White House staff may not go as smoothly as planned

poconorecord.com
05-Nov-2008 5 related
        

WASHINGTON—A push to speed the transition to the next administration is likely to collide with the U.S. Senate tradition of delaying appointee confirmations as a way to extract concessions from the White House.

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Who wants to be a millionaire? Meet Wachtell's new partners. (And send us news about new partners...

pheedo.com
05-Nov-2008 17 related
        

Yesterday was Election Day not just for the nation, but also for Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Wachtell, one of the country's most prestigious and profitable law firms, traditionally elects its new partners on the Tuesday...

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Martin Kettle: Obama will need to win in 2012 too

guardian.co.uk
05-Nov-2008 6,766 related
        

Let's be clear about this: Barack Obama has achieved an immense and historic victory. But if he had not won the 2008 presidential election and had not won it in some style, it would have been the most shocking political event...

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