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November 5
US election: Trump claims victory after Pennsylvania call
Donald Trump has claimed victory in the 2024 presidential election after Fox News projected that he had defeated Democrat Kamala Harris.
World
November 11
Pollsters who predicted Trump win benefit
A handful of small public opinion polling companies that accurately called the US presidential election report floods of calls from investors and potential clients.
World
November 9
Anti-Trump protests erupt across US
Demonstrators marched in cities across the US to protest Republican Donald Trump's win in the presidential election.
National
November 9
'Move to New Zealand' Google search skyrockets in US
As controversial Republican Donald Trump edges closer to victory in the US Presidential Election, ``Move to New Zealand'' has begun to trend on Google.
World
November 9
Senate control on knife's edge in voting for Congress
Republicans were putting up an unexpectedly tough fight to protect their majority in the US Senate on Tuesday, with several races too close to call.
World
November 8
US election: Trump on brink of triumph
Republican Donald Trump is on the brink of winning the White Housey, sweeping a series of key battleground states and rattling world markets
World
November 8
Mexicans on US border fear Trump win
Mexicans on the US border anxiously awaited the outcome of the US presidential election on Tuesday, plagued by fears of economic disaster if Republican Donald Trump wins and tries to choke local industry, isolate the country and deport millions.
World
November 5
US heads for cliffhanger at polls
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have made their final urgent pleas to voters in a closing sprint through vital battleground states that will determine who wins their agonizingly close race for the White House.
World
November 2
Victory for Paul and Tea Party
Anti-tax crusader Rand Paul's election victory has given the tea party a flag bearer to send to the Senate and hope that more like-minded Washington outsiders would be elected to Congress.
Opinion
November 12
Historical cleansing in Obama elation
There were messages of good will from many Kiwis, but it was the jubilation of Americans that brought tears to Tracey Barnett's eyes.
World
November 7
Palin lying low, in demand
Gov. Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential candidate, hadn't been back home in Alaska for a full day and her staff had begun fielding requests for post-election interviews, including from Barbara Walters, Oprah Winfrey, Larry King and others.
World
November 6
Obama wants Clinton aide for chief of WH staff
President-elect Barack Obama has pivoted quickly to begin filling out his new administration, selecting hard-charging Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff while aides stepped up the pace of transition work that had been cloaked in pre-election secrecy.
World
November 5
Obama vows to be president for all
Barack Obama is vowing to be a president for all of America, even those who voted against him.
Dunedin
November 5
Dunedin pair voting for Obama and Clark
Two Dunedin residents will be celebrating more loudly than most if Barack Obama wins the race to be the next president of the United States.
News
November 5
Barack Obama is here, and the States are United again
US citizen and former ODT staffer Zach Hosseini writes from America on election night of his pride and joy at the triumph of Barack Obama.
Entertainment
November 5
Comedians run rival election coverage
Culminating their satirical coverage of the campaign, Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert teamed up for a live one-hour comedy special - though Stewart had his more serious moment as a newsman, too.
World
November 5
Obama wins US presidency
Barack Obama has been elected the nation's first black president night in a historic triumph that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself.
World
November 5
Analysis: Obama's vision to collide with reality
Over a two-year campaign, Barack Obama laid out a vision for the nation's future in soaring speeches that enthralled his audiences. With his victory in the presidential election today, those goals will collide with daunting realities.
World
November 5
Democrats expand control of Senate
Democrats retained and expanded their control of the Senate on Wednesday, ousting Republican Sens. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and John Sununu of New Hampshire and capturing seats held by retiring GOP senators in Virginia and New Mexico.
National
November 5
Fairlie crash victim not yet named
The name of the man killed when his car caught fire after hitting a bridge near Fairlie in South Canterbury will not be released until he has been formally identified, police say.
World
November 5
Long queues as US voters swarm to polls
Long lines and malfunctioning machines greeted voters today as polls across the country were deluged by people wanting to cast ballots in this historic race between Barack Obama and John McCain.
World
November 5
Obama and McCain keep campaigning as votes cast
Democratic candidate Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain battled for the White House on Tuesday in an election that challenged attitudes about race as surely as it gauged sentiments about the battered economy and the war in Iraq.
World
November 4
Candidates in last mad dash for votes
The presidential candidates are capping a history-making campaign with a dash from Florida through a half-dozen other crucial states as John McCain tries for an upset over Barack Obama.
World
November 4
Obama winner in first ballot
Barack Obama came up a big winner in the presidential race in Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, N.H., where tradition of having the first Election Day ballots tallied lives on.
World
November 4
World hopes for 'less arrogant America'
The world is riveted by the election drama unfolding in the United States, inspired by the hope embodied by Barack Obama or simply relieved that - whoever wins - an administration that spawned Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay was coming to an end.
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