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President-Elect Obama Names Official Transition Team at www.change.gov

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John Podesta, Valerie Jarrett and Pete Rouse have been named co-chairs of Barack Obama’s and Joe Biden’s transition team, according to Nick Shapiro of the Obama-Biden campaign. A new 501(c)(4), to be known as the Obama-Biden Transition Project, is being formally planned.

Podesta served as Bill Clinton’s chief of staff and is currently president of the Center for American Progress. Jarrett is a long-time associate of Obama’s from Chicago and has served as senior advisor to his campaign. Rouse has served as Obama’s chief of staff during his U.S. Senate tenure, a position Rouse also filled for former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.

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Video: George W. Bush Congrats President-Elect Obama from the Rose Garden of the White House

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President George W. Bush said Wednesday (11/5/08) that he had congratulated Barack Obama on his historic election as the first black president of the United States, saying that voters had “showed a watching world the vitality of America’s democracy and the strides we have made toward a more perfect union.”

The president, in brief remarks from the White House Rose Garden, also said he had spoken last night to Senator John McCain to congratulate him on what Bush called “a determined campaign.”

“The American people will always be grateful for the lifetime of service John McCain has devoted to this nation,” Bush said, adding that he felt certain that the Arizona senator would “continue to make tremendous contributions.”

Here is video of George W. Bush making a public statement from the Rose Garden of the White House to congratulate President-Elect Obama.

The president, who will hand over power to Obama on Jan. 20 in what surely will be one of the most widely watched inaugurations ever, promised to do everything possible to ensure a smooth transition.

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Election Night News: President-Elect Obama Wins Ohio

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President-Elect Barack Obama will be the 44th President of the United States of America.

At 9:23pm on November 4, 2008, Fox and MSNBC projected Senator Barack Obama won Ohio.

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Which is to say, unless these calls are overturned or a meteor hits the Earth in the next few hours, Obama has won the Presidential race.

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Election Night Coverage: Mitch McConnell wins Kentucky Senate election against Bruce Lunsford

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According to CNN News, Republican Leader Mitch McConnell appears to have won a fifth Senate term, sparing his party a devastating loss on a tough Election Day. On Election Night (11/04/08) at 08:59 PM, CNN projected that Senator John McCain has won the State of Kentucky and Senator Mitch McConnell has defeated Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford.

McConnell’s win in Kentucky over Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford makes it harder for Democrats to reach 60 seats in the Senate, which would give them enormous power to push through legislation.

With nearly 50 percent of precincts reporting, McConnell is holding a 51-to-49 percent lead over Lunsford, prompting Fox News to call the race for the Republican. If McCain loses Tuesday night, McConnell will likely emerge as the most powerful Republican in Washington as the Senate minority leader. Democrats have already picked up three Senate seats Tuesday, expanding their majority to 54-46, with a host of races still to be decided.

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BREAKING: President-Elect Obama Speaks to the Crowd at Grant Park, IL (11/4/08)

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On Tuesday evening, November 4, 2008, Senator Barack Obama addressed a massive crowd at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois. The crowd, estimated to be well larger than 140,000, was beyond excited to be the first to greet the next President of the United States of America, President-Elect Barack Obama and the next First Lady Michelle Obama.

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By the time Senator Obama took the stage, all the major news networks projected that Senator Barack Obama had obtained the necessary 270 Electoral College vote needed to win the Presidency. President-Elect Obama appeared on stage with the First Lady-Elect Michelle Obama and their two children Sasha and Malia Obama. In addition, an assemblage of local and national Democratic politicians and celebrities appeared on behalf of President-Elect Barack Obama.

Although CNN, ABC, NBC, and Fox News were relying on projections to place states like Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Florida, and Ohio for Senator Obama, the unusually large turnout numbers make these news networks willing to announce these projections.

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