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America's mayors are crying out for help from President-elect Barack Obama, seeking immediate relief from a national economic crisis that has slammed budgets in big cities, suburbs and small towns.
Here are replies from mayors across the nation to the msnbc.com survey on their priorities for President-elect Barack Obama. We asked the mayors to tell us, in 150 words or less, what two items they would put on the new president's "to do" list.
NEW YORK — If as the saying goes, “victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan,” among the “fathers” claiming credit for Barack Obama’s triumph are different demographic groups and Democratic constituencies.
When Washington state voters opened their mail-in ballots and stepped into voting booths, they had this choice for governor:
Barack Obama faces mammoth challenges as the next president, including two wars and a tanking economy, but when he takes office Jan. 20 he will have an unusually wide array of political tools at his disposal.
Young Americans can finally shake off their reputation for civic apathy. Young people appear to have voted in higher numbers than ever before, preliminary reports show. And analysts say this demographic’s heavy tilt toward Barack Obama was a determining factor in his historic victory.
NEW YORK - The Republicans who survived Tuesday night’s Democratic electoral onslaught might bravely insist that “whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”
Rosalee Montoya-Read had hoped fervently that Hispanic women would help propel Barack Obama to a decisive presidential victory. When it actually happened on Tuesday, all she could do was cry.
Dottie Price’s voice was heavy with disappointment Tuesday night, moments after she listened to Sen. John McCain concede the presidential election to Barack Obama.
The election of as the first black president of the United States overwhelmed many African-American voters, especially older ones who still vividly recall the dark days of Jim Crow.
Early reports are indicating that the youngest members of the country's electorate voted Tuesday in higher numbers than in the last presidential election — and they voted more Democratic. Youth turnout appears to be exceeding 2004 levels, which was itself a year with a big surge in voters ages 18 to 29.
For the first time in at least two election cycles, Mary Gockowski voted for a Democrat Tuesday, surprising herself and joining the ranks of women who switched their allegiance from 2004.
, a 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois, shattered more than 200 years of history Tuesday night by winning election as the first African-American president of the United States.
NEW YORK - I was sitting in David Plouffe’s spartan office at Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters in Chicago.
Now that Sen. Barack Obama has won the presidency, the spotlight will shift quickly to his plan for repairing the damaged economy. And one of his most important decisions will be his choice for treasury secretary, a powerful position that has gained even more importance since Congress approved a $700 billion financial bailout package last month.
WASHINGTON — It's finally Election Day, but we've still got hours to go before the votes will be counted and any states are projected to fall into the Democratic or Republican column.
NEW YORK - If all of the polls are correct and John McCain does come up short on Tuesday, there's going to be a lot of finger pointing inside the Republican Party.
While 270 electoral votes is the target number to capture on election night, 140 has been key to capturing voters’ attention throughout this campaign season — 140 characters, that is.
NEW YORK — With just a day left until Election Day, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama holds a statistically significant advantage over Republican Sen. John McCain in the race for the White House, according to the final NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll before the election.
OMAHA, Nebraska - It’s 10 o’clock the Saturday morning before Election Day. At the Obama field office in a strip mall in Omaha, Neb., Obama regional field director Charlie Ellsworth is teaching 16 Obama supporters how to do door-to-door canvassing.
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DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa is where Barack Obama’s path to the presidency began.
Early voting has proven extraordinarily popular this year, setting records across the country as voters brave hours-long waits to cast their ballots in advance.
Where's my absentee ballot? Why did they take my name off the voter registration rolls? What happened to the signup card I filled out weeks ago? With just one full business day left before Election Day, last-minute questions like these are flooding in to election offices and voter advocacy groups.
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and author of "How Barack Obama Won." Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics.
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and author of "How Barack Obama Won." Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics.
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and author of "How Barack Obama Won." Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics.
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and author of "How Barack Obama Won." Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics.
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and author of "How Barack Obama Won." Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics.
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and author of "How Barack Obama Won." Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics.
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and author of "How Barack Obama Won." Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics.
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and author of "How Barack Obama Won." Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics.
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and author of "How Barack Obama Won." Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics.
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and author of "How Barack Obama Won." Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics.
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and author of "How Barack Obama Won." Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics.
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and author of "How Barack Obama Won." Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics.
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and author of "How Barack Obama Won." Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics.
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and author of "How Barack Obama Won." Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics.
But, Isn't That Class Warfare?A certain weekend morning anchor on one of the cable networks asked her guest last Saturday, in the context of Obama's plan to increase taxes on those making over $250,000 a year, "But, isn't that class warfare?".
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and author of "How Barack Obama Won." Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics and the presidential transition.
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and author of "How Barack Obama Won." Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics and the presidential transition.
AP poll: Candidates running nearly evenThe presidential race tightened after the final debate, with John McCain gaining among whites and people earning less than $50,000, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that shows McCain and Barack Obama essentially running even among likely voters in the election homestretc …
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and author of "How Barack Obama Won" Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics and the presidential transition.
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and author of "How Barack Obama Won" Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics and the presidential transition.
Franken asks for certificate to take seatDemocrat Al Franken is asking the Minnesota governor and secretary of state to issue an election certificate that would let him take office in the Senate.
Coleman dealt another setback in Minn. raceThe Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected Republican Norm Coleman's request to count an additional 650 rejected absentee ballots in the state's U.S. Senate recount.
Minn. board expected to name Franken winnerThe state Canvassing Board is poised to certify the results of the recount in Minnesota's grueling Senate election in Al Franken's favor - but that doesn't mean the race is definitely over.
I'm Chuck Todd, NBC News Political Director and Chief White House Correspondent. Please join me for another Q&A session here on Newsvine where we'll be discussing U.S. politics and the presidential transition.
Franken holds lead, but it's not overWith the state Canvassing Board ready to award the last pile of votes in Minnesota's U.S. Senate recount, Democrat Al Franken clung to a narrow lead over Republican incumbent Norm Coleman. The final count, however, showed no sign of being settled soon.
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