Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Paulsen wins 3rd Dist., keeps seat Republican
  In spite of millions of dollars in TV ad spending by national Democratic groups, Minnesota's 3rd District congressional seat will remain in Republican hands.4:50 p.m.
• As recount looms, Coleman's lead narrows
  Republican Norm Coleman is claiming victory in Minnesota's Senate race. But it could be weeks before the state has an official winner. Coleman's lead over Democrat Al Franken is now just 475 votes out of 2.9 million cast. The margin is so narrow it has triggered an automatic recount.5:20 p.m.
• Ritchie: Senate recount will involve hundreds, cost $90K
  Secretary of State Mark Ritchie told reporters today the recount to decide the U.S. Senate race between Norm Coleman and Al Franken will involve hundreds of people and will cost at least $90,000.5:24 p.m.
• Mark Ritchie on the changing election results
  We've been hearing several different today for the margin of Norm Coleman's victory over Al Franken in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race last night; 725, 344, 694.6:27 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Talk Radio Sounds Off On Obama's Win
  How is talk radio and its audience reacting to Barack Obama's win? A sampling the Tom Joyner Morning Show," Air America's The Lionel Show," The Rush Limbaugh Show and The Steve Harvey Morning Show reveal what they said.
• Obama Hits The Ground Running
  Barack Obama has been elected president with 52 percent of the popular vote. A day after the result, he named his transition team. Obama will have to navigate between lawmakers like Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.), who wants new spending programs, and blue dog Democrats who want to work with pay-go rules.
• Obama's Win Marks New Chapter In Black History
  Bryan Monroe, editorial director of Ebony and Jet magazines, says Barack Obama's victory shows the conversation on race can now be had more "as equal partners." Mary Frances Berry, a professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania, says Obama has benefited from the path set by the likes of Tiger Woods and Condoleezza Rice.
• At D.C.'s Union Station, A Demand For Newspapers
  Scores of people waited in line at Hudson News at Washington's Union Station to get copies of the major daily newspapers to save as souvenirs of the 2008 presidential election. Hudson News ran out of its 500 papers early on — and ordered more.
• In Conn., A Longtime GOP Congressman Ousted
  New England's last Republican Congressman Christopher Shays of Connecticut has lost his seat. He was ousted by Democrat and former Goldman Sachs executive Jim Himes. Himes talks about the upset and his plans for Connecticut's Fourth District.
• Calif. Voters OK Prop 8, But Advocates Vow Fight
  California voters have approved Proposition 8, a ballot measure that repeals the right of gay couples to marry. But the victory margin is narrow and several gay-rights groups, along with the city of San Francisco, say they will challenge Prop 8 in court.
• As Obama Emerges Winner, Polls Analyzed
  Before Tuesday's presidential election, most polls gave Barack Obama a wide lead over his rival, John McCain. Following Obama's victory in the presidential election, Mark Blumenthal, editor and publisher of Pollster.com, says most national results were "pretty good."
• Democrats Make Major Gains In Congress
  Democrats made gains in the House and Senate for the second straight election, knocking off some prominent Republican incumbents and winning open seats that had been held by the GOP. But they came up short of the 60 Senate seats needed to end filibusters.
• For The GOP, A Time For Reflection
  Republicans have had a bad Election Day, with losses in the presidential and key House and Senate races. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) says the party needs to embrace the principles that made it great in the past. It needs to change its tactics, he says, not its values.
• In Chicago's Hyde Park, Reactions To Obama's Win
  President-elect Barack Obama calls Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood home. Residents of the neighborhood offer their reaction to his victory in Tuesday's presidential election.
• Economic Crisis, Palin May Have Cost McCain
  John McCain faced long odds in the presidential election, but his advisers say he stood a chance until the global economic meltdown. His handling of the crisis lost him support. And his choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate affected his campaign.
• How Obama Mapped Out His Path To Power
  President-elect Barack Obama has followed an extraordinary path that lifted him from the category of "flash in the pan" first-term senator to the Oval Office in less than four years. His well-organized campaign always seemed to know how to respond to crises.
• Black Voters Reflect On Obama's Historic Win
  In many states, black voters were a bedrock of support for Barack Obama. In Guildford County, home of the historically black North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, young black voters turned out in force.
• Obama Win, GOP Losses Examined
  David Brooks of The New York Times says there is little evidence voters have bought the liberal agenda, but notes the GOP could take up to 15 years to recover. E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post calls Barack Obama both practical and progressive.
• Pelosi Pledges To Work With House GOP
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said her party's first order of business was a lame-duck session to enact another economic stimulus package. She talks about her plans to work with the Republican minority. Democrats are on a path to win up to 20 House seats.

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