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Parties now targeting 2010 governor races
At the end of an Election Day in which 11 governorships were decided, eight incumbents were re-elected, split evenly between the two parties. Full story
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Turning Point: 2008
Nov. 5: NBC's Tom Brokaw recaps the historic election of America's first black president. Produced by msnbc.com's Kevin Flynn.
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Week III: Same-sex marriage
Week IV: Energy
Week V: Immigration
Week VI: Taxes
Week VII: Globalization
Week VIII: Medicare and Social Security
Week IX: Pakistan
Week X: Iraq
Week XI: Guns
Week XII: Abortion
Week XIII: Science
Week XIV: Consumer issues
Week XV: Education

  The candidates in pictures
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator McCain points into the crowd at an airport campaign rally in Roswell
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Final push
Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain make their final appeals to voters.
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The Republican presidential candidates' life has revolved around the public need.
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The life of Barack Obama
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Sarah Palin
The fast-track governor's rise from Alaska beauty queen to governor to John McCain’s running mate.
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Joseph Biden
The senator's legacy of public service and life filled with second chances.

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