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Analysis: Both sides see mandate, hard road ahead Nov 7, 2012 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama's re-election, coupled with Republicans' continued hold on the House, gives both parties a chance to rethink, and perhaps undo, the bitter partisanship that has gripped Washington for four years and frustrated Americans who see big problems going unsolved. It won't be easy. Both sides claim, with some justification, a mandate from the voters.
Best rally in decade may slow as Obama faces Congress on taxes Nov 7, 2012 12:00 AM
Stock and bond investors enjoying the biggest advance in more than a decade under Barack Obama may see the momentum fade as the rallies age and the president confronts Congress over spending cuts and taxes. Obama will preserve interest-rate policy at the Federal Reserve, according experts.
It’s a 50-50 nation, give or take Nov 7, 2012 12:00 AM
The election laid bare a dual — and dueling — nation, politically speaking, jaggedly split down the middle on the presidency and torn over much else. It seems you can please only half of the people nearly all of the time. Slender percentages separated winner and loser from battleground to battleground, and people in exit polls said yea and nay in roughly equal measure to some of the big issues of the day.
Turnout shaping up to be lower than 2008 Nov 7, 2012 12:00 AM
A drop in voter turnout in Tuesday's election didn't keep President Barack Obama from winning a second term in the White House. Preliminary figures suggest fewer people voted this year than four years ago, when voters shattered turnout records as they elected Obama to his first term.
How Obama victory could affect areas of US economy Nov 7, 2012 12:00 AM
America's decision to re-elect President Barack Obama over Mitt Romney will affect important elements of the U.S. economy and financial system — from the health care law to the overhaul of financial rules.
Images: Front pages from around the worldNov 7, 2012 12:00 AM
Front pages of newspapers from around the world reflect the results of Tuesday's election. Some went to press before President Barack Obama was declared the victor. All front pages are courtesy of the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
What’s next with the Electoral College? Nov 7, 2012 12:00 AM
Americans already know who their next president is, but the formal process for picking a president extends beyond Election Day. While the Electoral College has the ultimate say in choosing Democrat Barack Obama over Republican Mitt Romney, the exercise is largely academic.
Economists’ advice for Obama: Avoid ‘fiscal cliff’ Nov 7, 2012 12:00 AM
So what's the first thing you'd do for the economy if you were president? A dozen leading economists were asked, and they said: Reduce the budget deficit. Cut tax rates. Do both, somehow.
Re-elected, Obama heads back to divided government Nov 7, 2012 12:00 AM
One day after a bruising, mixed-verdict election, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner both pledged Wednesday to seek a compromise to avert looming spending cuts and tax increases that threaten to plunge the economy back into recession. Added Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. "Of course" an agreement is possible.
Who hit the polls: Younger voters, minorities Nov 7, 2012 12:00 AM
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney made sharply different bets about who would vote this year. Younger voters and minorities came to the polls at levels not far off from the historic coalition Obama assembled in 2008. The reality caught off-guard Republicans who banked on a more monolithic voting body sending them to the White House — and who had based their polling on that assumption.
The mood at McCormick Place: Jubilation, relief Nov 6, 2012 12:00 AM
Tuesday night's rally for several thousand of President Obama's invited guests and volunteers packed into a steel-and-concrete hall of Chicago's massive McCormick Place starts out in a nerve-racked hesitation while supporters wait for results in a race at first too tight to call. It ends with a jubilation tinged by relief.
Obama, Romney stay busy ahead of vote tally Nov 6, 2012 12:00 AM
After grinding campaign, now it’s up to voters Nov 6, 2012 12:00 AM
Two fierce competitors who've given their all, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney now yield center stage to voters Tuesday for an Election Day choice that will frame the contours of government and the nation for years to come. After a grinding presidential campaign that packed suspense to the finish, Americans head into polling places in sleepy hollows, bustling cities and superstorm-ravaged beach towns deeply divided.
Obama, Romney conclude Election Eve campaigning Nov 6, 2012 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney made last-minute pleas for votes Monday, employing their last vestiges of energy, celebrity boosters and plenty of jet fuel to encourage every supporter and the few remaining undecideds to tip the 2012 election in their favor.
Exit poll shows economy still the top concern Nov 6, 2012 12:00 AM
Preliminary results of an exit poll conducted for The Associated Press show that the presidential election hinges once again on the economy. The survey of voters as they leave polling places Tuesday shows 6 in 10 voters say the economy is the top issue facing the nation, with unemployment and rising prices hitting voters hard.
Obama turns re-election prospects over to voters Nov 6, 2012 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama is extending congratulations to rival Mitt Romney "on a spirited campaign." Obama says he's "confident we've got the votes to win." Obama says he knows Romney supporters are "just as engaged, just as enthusiastic."
Obama barely misses repeating 2008 suburban sweepNov 6, 2012 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama, winning his home state of Illinois on his way to a national victory, got help from all but one of the suburban counties that backed him four years ago. Suburban Cook County delivered strong for Obama, giving him more than 64 percent of the vote with most precincts reporting, and he took Lake County with about 54 percent of the vote. Obama also narrowly carried Will, DuPage and Kane counties, but McHenry County turned out for Romney.
Poll problems cropping up in spots around U.S. Nov 6, 2012 12:00 AM
Sporadic problems were reported Tuesday at polling places around the country, including a confrontation in Pennsylvania involving Republican inspectors over access to some polls and a last-minute court fight in Ohio over election software. One Florida elections office mistakenly told voters in robocalls the election was on Wednesday.
Voters in NY, NJ not deterred by storm’s effects Nov 6, 2012 12:00 AM
Election Day turnout was heavy Tuesday in several storm-ravaged areas in New York and New Jersey, with many voters expressing relief and even elation at being able to vote at all, considering the devastation.
Obama: 'We can seize this future together'Nov 6, 2012 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and winning four more years in office despite a weak economy that plagued his first term and put a crimp in the middle class dreams of millions. “This happened because of you. Thank you” Obama tweeted to supporters as he celebrated four more years in the White House.