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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., delivers remarks during an election night rally on Tuesday in Phoenix.

McCain concedes presidency, congratulates Obama

By Beth Fouhy · Wednesday, Nov. 5,2008 2:20 a.m.

PHOENIX – Republican John McCain conceded the presidential race to Barack Obama, saying the Democrat has achieved a “great thing” for himself and the country with his historic victory. Flanked by wife Cindy and running mate Sarah Palin, McCain spoke to supporters outside the Arizona Biltmore Hotel shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday, saying the “American people have spoken, and they have spoken clearly.”

President-elect Barack Obama and his family greet supporters in Chicago's Grant Park Tuesday night.

'This is our moment'

By Ben Phelps · Wednesday, Nov. 5,2008 2:20 a.m.

CHICAGO – Yes they did. The chant shouted Tuesday night was only a two-word modification of the one yelled throughout the previous 21 months of Barack Obama’s campaign. But the difference was enormous. Shortly before midnight, Obama took center stage in Grant Park and greeted thousands of screaming supporters as the next president of the United States.

New head of the U.S. Central Command, U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, left, shakes hands with outgoing head U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey, as U.S. Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, looks on during Change of Command Ceremonies Friday morning Oct. 31 at MacDill Air force Base in Tampa, Fla.

Petraeus, now Centcom chief, assesses Afghan war

Wednesday, Nov. 5,2008 1:45 a.m.

Gen. David Petraeus, the new chief of the U.S. Central Command who is credited with turning the tide in Iraq, took a firsthand look at the war in Afghanistan on Tuesday.

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3 young upstate NY boys killed in house fire

Wednesday, Nov. 5,2008 1:43 a.m.

A house fire killed three young brothers during the night and critically injured their grandmother, who apparently tried to rescue them, authorities said Tuesday.

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Iran’s parliament impeaches Ahmadinejad ally

Wednesday, Nov. 5,2008 1:42 a.m.

Iran’s parliament impeached a Cabinet minister on Tuesday after he admitted having a fake degree from Oxford University, in a vote widely seen as a defeat for hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

China's top negotiator with Taiwan, Chen Yunlin, standing at left, shakes hands with his Taiwan counterpart Chiang Ping-kung at the start of direct meetings on Tuesday in Taipei, Taiwan. The highest-ranking Chinese official to visit Taiwan in six decades has begun talks with his Taiwanese counterpart on a sweeping trade pact that could help ease the threat of war between the rivals.

Taiwan, China envoys sign historic trade pact

Wednesday, Nov. 5,2008 1:41 a.m.

Taiwan and China set aside decades of hostilities Tuesday and agreed to drastically expand flights and allow shipping links across the Taiwan Strait, a potential hotspot that has long threatened to become a war zone.

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Stocks surge as investors anticipate year-end rally

Wednesday, Nov. 5,2008 1:40 a.m.

Investors believing that Wall Street is on the verge of a year-end rally piled into the market Tuesday, brushing off more weak economic data while they scarfed up stocks and propelled the Dow Jones industrials up 300 points to its highest close in four weeks.

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Obama clinches key states

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Nov. 4,2008 9:46 p.m.

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is closing in on the magic number to clinch the election, early results indicate.

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Obama, McCain head home to vote

Tuesday, Nov. 4,2008 2:40 p.m.

Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama joined voters eager to cast ballots on Tuesday before making one last pitch for supporters to turn out for their historic presidential contest.

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Iraq expects U.S. reply to proposed pact changes

Monday, Nov. 3,2008 10:05 p.m.

Iraq expects an American response to requested changes in a draft security pact soon after this week’s U.S. presidential election, an aide to the prime minister said Sunday.

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Police seek info about 5 homeless shot dead in Calif.

Monday, Nov. 3,2008 10:04 p.m.

 Family members and friends seeking answers and solace descended Monday on a homeless encampment where five people were shot to death over the weekend, and police hoped an anonymous caller would come forward and say more.

U.S. Central Command Gen. David Petraeus, left, talks with Pakistan's Defense Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar during a meeting in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Monday.

Pakistan warns Petraeus against missile strikes

Monday, Nov. 3,2008 10:02 p.m.

Pakistani officials warned Gen. David Petraeus on Monday that frequent missile strikes on militant targets in Pakistan fan anti-American sentiment in an Islamic country vital to the struggle against terrorism.

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World stocks modestly higher ahead of U.S. election

Monday, Nov. 3,2008 10:01 p.m.

World stock markets were modestly higher Monday in light trading volumes ahead of Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election – though further dismal U.S. economic data capped any gains.

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Jury convicts Yemeni in 2nd Guantanamo trial

Monday, Nov. 3,2008 10 p.m.

An aide to Osama bin Laden who refused to defend himself at his Guantanamo war crimes trial was convicted of three terrorism-related charges and faced sentencing Monday that could bring life in prison.

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Iraq expects answer on security

Sunday, Nov. 2,2008 10:13 p.m.

Iraq expects an American response to requested changes in a draft security pact soon after this week’s U.S. presidential election, an aide to the prime minister said Sunday.

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Police: Ohio minister shot near Kentucky church

Sunday, Nov. 2,2008 10:13 p.m.

A gunman fatally shot a Cincinnati minister and wounded a church deacon just after the two men arrived at a northern Kentucky church to attend a funeral, police said.

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Cyclone Nargis relief efforts picking up

Sunday, Nov. 2,2008 10:12 p.m.

Six months after Cyclone Nargis smashed into Myanmar’s coastline, killing tens of thousands of people, aid groups say once-lagging relief efforts have picked up pace but the task of rebuilding and recovery is far from finished.

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Palin takes prank call from fake French president

Sunday, Nov. 2,2008 10:11 p.m.

Sarah Palin unwittingly took a prank call Saturday from a Canadian comedian posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy and telling her she would make a good president someday.

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Machinists union ratifies pact with Boeing

Sunday, Nov. 2,2008 10:10 p.m.

Machinists union members ratified a new contract with The Boeing Co. on Saturday, ending an eight-week strike that cut the airplane maker’s profits and stalled jetliner deliveries.

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