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November 16, 2008

Joe Biden picks his chief of staff

Aggregated from: England for Obama

According to insiders, Vice President-elect Joe Biden has chosen his chief of staff, and it’s this man. That’s right: Kevin Spacey. Kind of. It’s the man Kevin Spacey portrayed in the film Recount - Al Gore’s former chief of staff, Ron Klain. See, that movie does have a happy...

Spare a thought tonight…

Aggregated from: England for Obama

…at midnight, UK time. Because at that precise moment, Joe and Jill Biden will be arriving at the Naval Observatory, Washington, for a tour of their new residence. Courtesy of its current occupants, Mr and Mrs Dick Cheney. Bet that’ll be a fun, relaxed evening! Actually, who am I kiddin...

November 10, 2008

Obama's first press conference as President-Elect

Aggregated from: Minor Matters

After meeting with 17 economic advisers, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will hold a press conference today probably focusing on the worsening financial crisis. The press conference is expected to start at 1:30 p.m. (central time) at the Hilton Chicago. Attending the earlier meeting are billionaire busin...

November 8, 2008

A night to remember

Aggregated from: England for Obama

The incomparable Jed Lewison has made a 10-minute compilation video of the election night coverage. It’s great - and I’m tearing up again, partly because for the first time I’ve seen the footage of Joe Biden, and later his wife and mother, joining Obama on stage. I’ve seen so...

November 6, 2008

Caribbean: Yes, They Did!

Barack Obama's historic win in the US Presidential election was as much the Caribbean's as it was America's and regional bloggers still have not come down from Cloud 9…

November 5, 2008

Iraq responds: OBAMAAAAAAA!!!! woooohooooo. Wow!!!

So says Neurotic Iraqi Wife. Overall Iraqi blogs were positive toward president elect Obama, but not all bloggers were happy. Salam Adil rounds up Iraqi reactions to the American presidential election.

Caribbean: Hail to the Chief-Elect!

Years from now, people around the globe will remember where they were on November 4, 2008. Barack Obama is the President-elect of the United States - and Americans are not the only ones celebrating! Warm Caribbean congratulations keep pouring in...

Caribbean: Watching, Waiting…

The region (and indeed the world) thinks it knows who has won the race to the White House, but the suspense is killing Caribbean bloggers. Seriously. The mood in the blogosphere is positively electric, with (almost) everyone catching Obamamania...

Israel: Is Obama good for Israel?

As America elects its next president, Israeli bloggers ponder which candidate is best for their country. Gilad Lotan reviews several perspectives on the topic.