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PBS Election Coverage Highlights

  • Foreign Policy and the New President
    President-elect Barack Obama will assume the presidency in a tumultuous world, and one of his first challenges will be managing two wars -- and their consequences -- in the Middle East.

  • How Will He Lead?
    With the campaign and the election finally behind him, President-elect Barack Obama is now focusing on governing, but in which direction will he take the country?

  • The GOP's Future
    Govs. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and Mark Sanford of South Carolina offered their views on broadening the party's base and its plans for education, energy and the environment.

  • Your Election Day Experience
    From first-time voters to celebrities, long lines to little red schoolhouses, thousands of you submitted stories from around the country and the world. Check out videos on polling place problems, voting perspectives and notable voters.

  • Fixing the Financial Crisis
    Three areas of finance will be transformed as a result of mistakes made -- Wall Street, U.S. regulatory agencies, and the global financial system. NBR correspondent Suzanne Pratt focuses on solutions to problems facing global finance.

  • Kids and the Election
    As Nov. 4 nears, children may be wondering what all of this election fuss is about. They might want to know what the President does or be curious about the voting process. Get ideas and resources to help answer those questions.
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Getting the Band Together
President-elect Barack Obama is beginning to create his cabinet and assess roles within the upcoming administration.
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Featured Election Tools
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Let's Get Political
Access, analyze, act! Take this quiz from PBS Teachers and find out how engaged you are with political and social issues.

Ask Your Lawmaker
Nelson N. from Richmond, Va. asks Congress: Why has no one suggested or established price controls for energy products, such as oil or gasoline?

Idea Generator: Health Care
"Find a balance between public and private health care." See ideas like this and share your own on how to tackle the challenge of health care in America.

Get My Vote
Students at Lawrence University have questions for President-elect Barack Obama. What's your take on the 2008 election?

You Decide
Should the Electoral College be reformed? Take this quiz and see how your responses compare to others.

Budget Hero
Play a game that lets you choose how tax dollars are spent.
 
Interactive NewsHour/NPR 2008 Election Map
Find election news from public broadcasting stations across the country, read analysis and predict the outcome of the general election.
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