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...This election was an emotional one, on a variety of levels. It saw times of great joy as well as profound sadness. I’m sure many have a similar story to mine, but for the first time I’ve found a President (-Elect) that has a similar story to mine. And I think those pieces of shared narrative that he has with all of us is what will make him an effective President of the United States...
...Georgia runoff, however, is one key political celebrity short - much to the detriment of Democratic challenger Jim Martin. President-elect Barack Obama did not make an appearance in Georgia. He did record a radio ad for Martin and robo-calls, but that's all. And now Democrats fear that the surge in black voters that made Martin competitive on Nov. 4 may not materialize on Dec. 2. "It may be that for some voters the real election was a few weeks ago and that this is just details," says Merle Black, a political science professor at Emory University. "Obama...
...have made a personal visit to the state was because it looked like Martin wasn't going to win and he didn't want to start off with the defeat of a candidate he endorsed." Martin campaign spokesperson Matt Canter reiterates that the President-elect has been very supportive of the campaign, not only with ads and robo-calls but with the support of his formidable campaign team on the ground. "Clearly [Obama] is focused on the critical needs of our country right now and being here in person is not possible for him," Canter says. "But there is incredible...
...evidence may lead to a sticky situation for the U.S., which is desperately trying to focus Pakistan's government on combating resurgent militants along its inflamed border with Afghanistan. In the run-up to his presidential campaign, President-elect Barack Obama claimed he would be willing to unilaterally launch targeted strikes against terrorist camps operating within Pakistani territory - a lesson not lost on Indians eyeing the bases of groups like LeT, which allegedly trained the Mumbai attackers. "There has been an international legitimization of such a strike in Pakistan," says Dipankar Banerjee, director of the Delhi-based Institute for Peace...
...also faces the very real risk of voter fatigue. If a referendum is held next year, it will be the third hard-fought election Venezuelans have been asked to engage in in as many years. Said opposition leader Manuel Rosales, the Maracaibo mayor-elect whom Chávez has recently threatened to imprison for allegedly plotting to assassinate him: "It's an insult to people that at this time we're already talking about a new electoral campaign, when they're overwhelmed by far more pressing problems." Maybe so, but Chávez "lives to be on the offensive," says...