Today’s Election News Roundup

Obama offers Rahm Emanuel chief of staff position; Ga. race a runoff; Merkley wins Oregon; Minnesota needs a recount; Stevens may become first convicted felon elected to Senate.

Obama elected 44th president; Dems fail to get filibuster-proof Senate; Proposition 8 to pass in Ca., La., and Fl.

How to stay savvy while the votes come in; candidates continue to campaign today; Obama loses grandmother, presses on; McCain sues Va. over military absentee ballots.

Answers to common Election Day questions; explanations of this year’s campaign myths; Obama could redraw political map; McCain could face an increasingly Democratic Congress.

Obama holds 7-point national lead; McCain to blitz with TV ads; voters say Palin a drag on GOP ticket.

Obama’s message focuses on voters; AP anticipates Democratic win; McCain says voters will not choose based on race.

Obama to air 30-minute campaign special tonight; McCain falls behind in Ohio and Florida; the analysts weigh in.

Obama assassination plot thwarted; McCain ‘gadfly’ image may be a universal irritant; candidates make closing speeches in swing states.

Some newspapers make surprise endorsements; McCain says polls are misleading; Obama accused of lacking U.S. citizenship.

Candidates go after Bush as Election Day approaches; McCain narrows lead in some polls; Obama in Hawaii.

Candidates in denial of deficit; McCain was right, press is biased; the possible political cost of Palin’s $150,000 wardrobe.

Obama opens 10 point lead; McCain attacks Biden’s ‘crisis’ remark; Palin accused of spending thousands of taxpayer dollars on airfare and four-star hotels for her daughters.

Obama to visit ailing grandmother; Republicans warn of all-Democrat government; descendents of McCain slaves to vote Obama.

Colin Powell endorses Obama; Obama announces $150 million in fundraising for September; Biden cautions Democrats not to be too confident; McCain leads in Ohio.

Candidates ham it up at charity roast; McCain apologizes on Letterman; Obama pushes hard in red states.

McCain gets aggressive in final debate; video of Joe the Plumber’s reaction; Palin pushes for New Hampshire; Biden tells Ohio that Obama’s plan would create 2 million new jobs.

Investors retreat following historic rally; Canada re-elects Conservative government; calmer winds aid firefighters battling L.A. blaze.

McCain reveals new economic plan; Obama airs Ayers radio ad in Chicago; The Grateful Dead host a political concert; candidates to attend final debate tonight.