Best Election Day ever

US flagAmericans flooded to the polling stations as election day finally dawned across the United States today. A record 29 million votes have been cast already and pollsters hope the final number should exceed 130 million. Election results will be updated on CNN Election site as soon as they are available.

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Bailout a ‘blank check’, Obama

Obama With US flag“[T]hus far, the administration has only offered a concept with a staggering price tag, not a plan,” Obama said in a statement referring President Bush’s mortgage-bailout blueprint. Senator Obama further added, “The bottom line is that we must change the economic policies that led us down this dangerous path in the first place.” Barack Obama has climbed in the polls as Republican John McCain fumbled his response to the economic crisis.