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Obama wins Florida, 4 days after re-election

The state of Florida has officially been called for President Barack Obama, four days after he won the national election.

Chatter: America votes

The US votes - while the rest of the world holds its breath and hopes it doesn't do anything crazy, Russia sacks its defense minister, and the Bo Xilai scandal gets even more scandalous.
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The US votes - while the rest of the world holds its breath and hopes it doesn't do anything crazy, Russia sacks its defense minister, and the Bo Xilai scandal gets even more scandalous.
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Chatter: Final scramble for votes in US swing states

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have just a few more hours to convince US voters before tomorrow's election, fatal bombings hit Bahrain, and scientists find a way to turn heartbeats into electrical power.
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Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have just a few more hours to convince US voters before tomorrow's election, fatal bombings hit Bahrain, and scientists find a way to turn heartbeats into electrical power.
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Chatter: Presidential debates end, presidential race continues

The final debate leaves US voters unmoved, the Gaza Strip gets a rare foreign visitor, and Britain's beloved BBC is forced to confront a devastating sex scandal.
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The final debate leaves US voters unmoved, the Gaza Strip gets a rare foreign visitor, and Britain's beloved BBC is forced to confront a devastating sex scandal.
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Chatter: Obama comes out swinging in round two

Barack Obama picks up his game for the second presidential debate, Rwanda is accused of commanding its next-door neighbor's rebellion, and Australia's PM rewrites the dictionary on sexism.
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Barack Obama picks up his game for the second presidential debate, Rwanda is accused of commanding its next-door neighbor's rebellion, and Australia's PM rewrites the dictionary on sexism.
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Madonna has endorsed Barack Obama for president... we think. (Rob Carr/AFP/Getty Images)
Madonna has since issued a statement clarifying that she was "being ironic."
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Romney campaign seizes on Obama's 1998 talk of 'redistribution' (VIDEO)

Pointing to 14-year-old audio, Romney campaign tries to shift media scrutiny toward the president's words on policy.

Firestorm erupts over Obama bear hug photo

It's not the first time a member of the first family has found him or herself off the ground and in the arms of a stranger.
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US President Barack Obama is picked up by Scott Van Duzer, owner of Big Apple Pizza and Pasta Italian Restaurant during a visit to the restaurant in Fort Pierce, Florida, Sept. 9, 2012, during the second day of a 2-day bus tour across Florida. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
"I was overwhelmed when I saw him," Van Duzer said.
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President Obama, Buzz Aldrin pay tribute to Neil Armstrong, dead at 82

"Neil was among the greatest of American heroes — not just of his time, but of all time," President Obama said.

Campaign 2012: In an Oregonian state of mind

Portland, with its pot and naked cyclists, could be the Northwest's 'coolest' city when it comes to politics too.
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The 2012 "Flashback Cruz" car show in Bend, Oregon featured over 5,000 vintage automobiles. (Jean MacKenzie/GlobalPost)
PORTLAND — Self-consciously quirky, outrageously liberal, Portland feels a bit like a hippie museum. On a recent, glorious Sunday, in the hipster Hawthorne neighborhood, white-bearded bikers in bandannas straddled their hogs in the sunshine, crowds of middle-aged, Birkenstocked customers strolled in and out of what could only be termed “head shops,” while others flipped through racks of vintage clothing — everything from old Simpsons T-shirts to velvet blazers to flowered hats from the '50s.
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