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Barack Obama elected 44th President of the United States The 2008 Democratic presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, 47, is projected to win at least 349 electoral votes, more than enough to clinch the Presidency of the United States. Obama is the first African American to be elected President in U.S. history. The Electoral College will officially elect Obama on December 15 and he will be inaugurated as the 44th President on January 20, 2009 at noon.  » Full story

Despite threats, "Alaska Women Reject Palin" rally held A group calling itself "Alaska Women Reject Palin" held an anti-Sarah Palin rally Saturday, despite receiving threatening phone calls last week. Palin is the vice presidential candidate, running with John McCain, on the Republican ticket in the American presidential election to be held on Nov. 4.  » Full story

Decade worth of messages, interviews from bin Laden leaked to web Ten years of messages and interviews with al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden have been leaked. Translated by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the documents were posted on a blog Friday. Posted to Secrecy News blog on September 12, and copied to similar sites like Wikileaks.org, the ten years of messages span from 1994-2004. The packet, issued in 2004, is nearly 300 pages, and labeled "official use only". It was translated by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS), a division of the CIA, and includes interviews with bin Laden from various news agencies and also includes messages he sent directly to the United States.  » Full story

Latest News

• 22 November 2008: Gas prices in the U.S. fall below $2 a gallon
• 22 November 2008: NY Times says Hillary Clinton accepts US Secretary of State position
• 21 November 2008: Two veteran actors to depart beleaguered soap 'Days of our Lives'
• 21 November 2008: Harvard Law School gives its highest honour to Pakistani judge
• 20 November 2008: NTSB continues investigation of near-collision in Pennsylvania, United States
• 20 November 2008: Los Angeles wildfires are nearly contained
• 19 November 2008: Senator Ted Stevens loses re-election bid in Alaska ballot
• 18 November 2008: Wikinews Shorts: November 18, 2008
• 17 November 2008: Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker
• 15 November 2008: Sun Microsystems cuts 6,000 jobs
• 13 November 2008: Wikinews Shorts: November 13, 2008
• 13 November 2008: Protesters demonstrate in front of Latter-day Saint temple in L.A.
• 12 November 2008: NASA calls end to Mars Phoenix mission
• 12 November 2008: Russia rejects latest US proposal on missile defense
• 12 November 2008: Wikinews Shorts: November 12, 2008
• 11 November 2008: California county's corporate anti-electioneering measure abandoned
• 11 November 2008: US retailer Circuit City files for bankruptcy protection
• 11 November 2008: IPhone sales exceed BlackBerry
• 11 November 2008: US Secret Service officer arrested during prostitution sting
• 10 November 2008: Irish Obama song proves popular on Internet

Politics and conflicts

• 22 November 2008: NY Times says Hillary Clinton accepts US Secretary of State position
• 21 November 2008: Harvard Law School gives its highest honour to Pakistani judge
• 19 November 2008: Senator Ted Stevens loses re-election bid in Alaska ballot
• 18 November 2008: Wikinews Shorts: November 18, 2008
• 13 November 2008: Wikinews Shorts: November 13, 2008

Disasters and accidents

• 20 November 2008: NTSB continues investigation of near-collision in Pennsylvania, United States
• 20 November 2008: Los Angeles wildfires are nearly contained
• 18 November 2008: Wikinews Shorts: November 18, 2008
• 4 November 2008: DNA tests confirm bones found are Steve Fossett's
• 4 November 2008: Several businesses catch fire in Queens, New York

Crime and law

• 21 November 2008: Harvard Law School gives its highest honour to Pakistani judge
• 17 November 2008: Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker
• 12 November 2008: Wikinews Shorts: November 12, 2008
• 11 November 2008: California county's corporate anti-electioneering measure abandoned
• 11 November 2008: US Secret Service officer arrested during prostitution sting

Obituaries

• 5 November 2008: American author Michael Crichton dies at age 66
• 3 November 2008: Grandmother of Barack Obama dies at 86

Wackynews

• 10 November 2008: Irish Obama song proves popular on Internet
• 24 October 2008: McCain volunteer fakes mutilation by Obama supporter
• 17 October 2008: Judge in Nebraska says thou shalt not sue God

Economy and business

• 22 November 2008: Gas prices in the U.S. fall below $2 a gallon
• 17 November 2008: Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker
• 15 November 2008: Sun Microsystems cuts 6,000 jobs
• 12 November 2008: Wikinews Shorts: November 12, 2008
• 11 November 2008: US retailer Circuit City files for bankruptcy protection

Science and technology

• 12 November 2008: NASA calls end to Mars Phoenix mission
• 11 November 2008: IPhone sales exceed BlackBerry
• 5 November 2008: GNU project releases new version of license to allow Wikimedia projects to switch to Creative Commons license
• 4 November 2008: Genentech seeks accelerated FDA approval for brain tumor treatment
• 29 October 2008: Mars orbiter finds widespread evidence of water-bearing minerals

Culture and entertainment

• 21 November 2008: Two veteran actors to depart beleaguered soap 'Days of our Lives'
• 10 November 2008: Irish Obama song proves popular on Internet
• 5 November 2008: American author Michael Crichton dies at age 66
• 1 November 2008: American prize-winning author Studs Terkel dead at 96
• 28 October 2008: Acting teacher and director Milton Katselas dies at age 75

Sports

• 3 November 2008: University of Alabama football team clinches No. 1 spot in AP poll
• 11 October 2008: NFL: Cowboys cornerback Pacman Jones can't discuss police incident
• 23 September 2008: WWE Raw Results from Cincinnati, OH for September 22, 2008
• 23 September 2008: WWE SmackDown Results from Nashville, TN for September 19, 2008
• 22 September 2008: Misaki stops Riggs at 'Strikeforce at the Mansion II'

Health

• 13 November 2008: Wikinews Shorts: November 13, 2008
• 12 November 2008: Wikinews Shorts: November 12, 2008
• 9 November 2008: Gay marriage banned in three states; other ballot measures decided
• 5 November 2008: Children of smokers more likely to go hungry, according to study
• 4 November 2008: Genentech seeks accelerated FDA approval for brain tumor treatment

Developing stories

• 21 November 2008: Attorney General Mukasey collapses during speech
• 20 November 2008: Vice President indicted for involvment with prisoner abuse
• 20 November 2008: Wikinews interviews the Grand Duchy of Machias
• 25 February 2007: In depth: XM and Sirius merger
• 30 July 2005: Market Data/^GSPC
• 30 July 2005: Market Data/^IXIC
• 30 July 2005: Market Data/^NYA
• 30 July 2005: Market Data/^DJI

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