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Barack Obama
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Election Coverage from MPR
Midday looks back at some of the year's most memorable stories from Minnesota Public Radio reporters.
(Midday,
01/02/2009)
Even though Election Day was more than a month ago, today is the day the president is officially elected. Members of the electoral college met in each state to cast their votes for president.
(12/15/2008)
Members of Minnesota's Electoral College
will meet Monday to cast the state's official public ballots for
President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden.
(12/13/2008)
Minnesota's wind power industry could see major gains if President-elect Barack Obama's energy program becomes law. Obama wants to dramatically increase the amount of electricity generated in the U.S. from renewable sources like wind, solar and geothermal.
(11/12/2008)
President-elect Barack Obama didn't just win Minnesota's electoral votes last week; he also won the kids' vote.
(11/12/2008)
The Bushes welcomed the Obamas to the White
House on Monday, visiting for nearly two hours and offering the
nation a glimpse of a new first family at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
(11/10/2008)
A new report from a media watchdog group suggests coverage of John McCain was substantially more negative than coverage of Barack Obama, a charge often made by conservative critics. Midmorning looks at the debate over favoritism in campaign coverage, and how coverage of the president-elect will change.
(Midmorning,
11/10/2008)
The election of Barack Obama is likely to have broad effects on Minnesota businesses. But three major Minnesota employers appear likely to be particularly affected, specifically Target, Best Buy and UnitedHealth Group.
(11/07/2008)
President-elect Obama said Friday that the
country is facing the greatest economic challenge in a lifetime and "we're going to have to act swiftly to resolve it."
(11/07/2008)
Teachers and students across Minnesota are spending class time discussing this week's historic election.
(11/07/2008)
Candidate snapshot
Party: Democrat
Biography
Date of Birth: 08/04/1961
Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii
Education: JD, Harvard Law School, 1991
BA, Columbia University, 1983
Attended Occidental College
Religion: United Church of Christ
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