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PHOTOS
See Sarah Run

Photographer captures former vice-presidential hopeful Palin on the set of 'Saturday Night Live' set, and on the campaign trail

 
 
 
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Barack and Abe

The parallels between '44' and '16'

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THE LAST WORD
The Loving Decision
THE WORLD FROM WASHINGTON
Barack The Savior?
JUDGMENT CALLS
As The Rich Get Poorer
 
 
Get Campaign '08 News On-the-Go

Can't get enough news about Campaign '08? Then check out Campaign Tracker for all the latest. Now available for Windows Mobile phones.

 
 
GALLERY
An audio tour of some rare, odd and even vicious mementos from presidential campaigns past
 




JONATHAN ALTER

Why Obama needs to stay plugged in

THE ROAD TO THE INAUGURATION

Relax, Obama—foreign policy's stalled at the moment.

HOW HE DID IT 2008

Obama will need the spirits of Kennedy, FDR and Lincoln, and also a patient public.

MEMO TO THE GOP

We've been walloped in consecutive elections, but we can't just dwell on the past. The future is already here.

THE BIG IDEA

Obama should give greater weight to intellectual acumen and subject-specific knowledge than recent predecessors have.

JUSTICE

He should not be stampeded into appeasing his global constituencies on Guantánamo Bay.

THE HOME STATE

These should be heady days in Springfield, but state politicians have been jolted by unseemly accusations.

POLITICS

Presidents for generations have turned to Lincoln for solace and guidance.

POLITICS

During the campaign, he pledged to be a unifying leader. Good thing for Obama there are other presidents whose experiences he can draw on, including one, in particular, from his home state.

CULTURE

Could euphoric Obama fans be sparking a baby boom?

POLITICS

An informal survey finds America's mayors crying out for immediate federal relief from the economic crisis.

PUBLISHING

How the president-elect has reinvigorated newspaper and magazine sales.

THE TRANSITION

The Obamas have a head start among First Families in learning to live with the Secret Service's constant presence.

POLITICS

The GOP's governors wearily assess the 2008 fallout

OPINION

Why allowing Eliot Spitzer to break the law is a mistake.

CAMPAIGN 2008

Many of the biggest battles of the 2008 campaign played out on YouTube. A look at how the channel became the most important political venue of the year.

CAMPAIGN 2008

Senator leads a Democratic takeover of national politics

CAMPAIGN 2008

American Muslims overwhelmingly voted Democratic

THE ROAD TO THE INAUGURATION

Four reasons Obama won't close the controversial prison soon

THE ROAD TO THE INAUGURATION

Inside Obama's chief-of-staff selection.

SPECIAL REPORT: THE INSIDE STORY OF CAMPAIGN 2008

The fight between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama turned into a grinding stasis that played out until the very last primary day.

 
Nov. 15, 1957
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev challenges the United States to a missile "shooting match" during an interview with an American reporter. His comments fueled fears and debate over the possible "missile gap" between the United States and the Soviet Union. While Khrushchev maintained that he wanted to keep the peace, he bragged that Soviet missiles were far superior. According to the Gaither Report, which was leaked to the U.S. press a few days before Khrushchev's comments, there was mounting evidence that the United States was in fact falling behind in the arms race. The report recommended a strengthening of U.S. defensive military capabilities. Democrats ran with this information and attacked President Dwight Eisenhower for his foreign policy.
 
 
Video
NEWSWEEK editor Jon Meacham sits down with Laura Bush and Cindy McCain.
 
The Peek
 
 
ENTERPRISE

Hot Wheels are hot again. Parent company Mattel is now worth more than GM. Got an old Beach Bomb VW model in the attic? You're rich!

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