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Newseum to offer $100 Inauguration Day viewing
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The Newseum, which is located on the Pennsylvania Avenue parade route in Washington, plans to offer a special package for viewing the next presidential inauguration.
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Barack Obama faces struggling economy
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Here's the assignment President Barack Obama has won with his re-election: Improve an economy burdened by high unemployment, stagnant pay, a European financial crisis, slowing global growth and U.S. companies still too anxious to expand much.
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Graham Spanier, Penn State ex-President, heads to court
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The criminal case begins against Graham Spanier, the former Penn State president accused of lying during the Jerry Sandusky child molestation case and trying to derail the investigation.
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Elizabeth Warren wins Massachusetts Senate seat
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Promising to fight to put families back to work, Democrat Elizabeth Warren has thanked supporters for her victory over incumbent Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown.
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Democrats maintain control of Senate
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With a third of the Senate up for election, Republicans were undone by candidate stumbles, with GOP hopefuls in Missouri and Indiana uttering clumsy statements about rape and abortion that did severe damage to their chances and the party's hopes of taking over.
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Paul Ryan wins re-election
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The Wisconsin congressman easily won re-election Tuesday night to the U.S. House seat he has held since 1998. He also won his previous congressional elections by comfortable margins.
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Roscoe Bartlett defeated by John Delaney
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Redistricting in Maryland made Bartlett one of the nation's most vulnerable incumbents in the nation by adding a large swath of Democratic-leaning Montgomery County to his western Maryland district.
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Virginia approves constitutional limits on eminent domain
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Virginia voters approved an amendment to the Commonwealth's Constitution limiting government taking of private property.
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Virginia's US House members re-elected
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Results of Tuesday's election leave Republicans with an 8-3 advantage over Democrats in the state's House of Representatives delegation.
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2012 Electoral Map: POLITICO map for Obama, Romney
It'll be a slow crawl to 270 all night, though, so make sure to keep track of every vote with our interactive map.
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2012 Election: Obama, Romney election results
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The critical battlegrounds with the key to victory were unsettled, Virginia, Ohio and Florida among them, with long lines in many locations after poll-close time.
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Election 2012: Md. sees massive voter turnout
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This election season Maryland hasn’t seen a big push from the candidates for president, but it’s still seeing a massive voter turnout.
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2012 election: Tim Kaine, George Allen compete for Senate seat
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The two former governors are vying Tuesday for the seat Democratic Sen. Jim Webb is vacating, and it could determine whether Democrats keep a thin Senate majority.
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2012 Election: Mitt Romney campaigns on Nov. 6
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With little sleep and losing his voice, GOP challenger Mitt Romney didn't take the customary day off on election day.
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Election 2012: Voters met with long lines at polls
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So far we've seen an incredible turnout at the polls in Va., Md., and D.C. But for many, that voter enthusiasm has also meant long waits and frustration.
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Prince William, Loudoun County, big factors in presidential race
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Many political experts say Prince William and Loudoun Counties will be key in deciding who will be our next President.
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Supporters, opponents spend last day rallying for Question 6 and 7
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Voters in Maryland will decide whether gambling should be expanded, same-sex marriage should be legalized, and if the children of illegal immigrants should pay in-state college tuition rates when they head to the polls Tuesday.
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Presidential election 2012: Twitter, social media chatter from across America
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Tuesday's election is bound to be another one of social media's biggest nights as Americans choose their president for the next four years. Check out our interactive feature spotlighting the best of Twitter, YouTube and Flickr from Election Day.
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