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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 2008
Page
9
President Bush congratulated Barack Obama after the Illinois senator clinched enough electoral votes to become president elect. The two spoke late at night as Obama prepared to begin a historic transition, with Bush offering a smooth handover and warm wishes to Obama and his family.
Election officials faced record turnout of over 133 million voters and largely ran smoothly. Precautions included extra precincts, helicopter delivery of touch screen machines, increased ballot orders, and double the poll workers. Few hiccups occurred as officials stayed focused and prepared with Plan A, B, and C.
President elect Barack Obama spent a calm morning with his daughters at home then worked from a downtown office. He planned a quiet Chicago weekend and discussed moving his family to Washington and school plans for Sasha and Malia. A new White House puppy was hinted in his victory remarks.
President elect Barack Obama picks Rahm Emanuel, Illinois representative and fellow Chicago politician, for White House chief of staff as transition work accelerates. The move signals a blunt, hard charging style to steer the new administration with hundreds of jobs to fill before Inauguration Day.
Voters in California blocked legal same sex marriage with an Proposition 8 defeat, raising questions about 18,000 marriages linked to a court ruling this year. Across the South and West, Arizona Florida and Arkansas also approved measures restricting marriage or parental rights. Campaign spending on Proposition 8 reached a record 74 million dollars.
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