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<img src="http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/extra.gif" border=0>Black Americans: Election of Obama a major milestone<font color="#ff0000"> w/ Link to MLK “I have a dream” speech video</font>
DIAMOND, Mo. — Standing next to a statue of George Washington Carver on Wednesday, Paxton Williams couldn’t help but think about how far the nation has come since Carver, a child of slaves, made his mark on America.
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Obama sweeps to victory as first black president
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama swept to victory as the nation’s first black president Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. “Change has come,” he told to a huge throng of jubilant supporters.
- Oklahomans heavily favor all four ballot questions Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly endorsed all four ballot measures Tuesday.
- Dems expand their control of Senate Democrats fattened their majority control of the Senate on Tuesday, ousting Republican Sens. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and John Sununu of New Hampshire and capturing seats held by retiring GOP senators in Virginia, New Mexico and Colorado.
- House Democrats gain in northeast and south House Democrats solidified their control of the northeast and made gains in the South on Tuesday by defeating Republicans from Connecticut to Arizona as they pushed for historic gains in their majority.
- <img src=" http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/breaking.gif " Border=0> 10:03 p.m. AP reports Obama elected president
- <img src=" http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/election.gif " Border=0> 9:56 p.m. Five statewide issues on Missouri ballot Gamblers, educators and economic development officials were waiting to see whether Missourians wanted to rewrite the state’s unique restrictions on casinos.
- <img src=" http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/election.gif " Border=0> 9:47 p.m. Jasper, Newton County final election results
- <img src=" http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/election.gif " Border=0> 9:28 p.m. McCain, Obama race tests Missouri bellwether status Missouri’s reputation as a presidential bellwether was on the line Tuesday in a close contest between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain.
- <img src=" http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/election.gif " Border=0> 8:52 p.m. Roy Blunt re-elected in Missouri's 7th District Republican Rep. Roy Blunt defeats Democrat Richard Monroe to win re-election in Missouri’s 7th Congressional District.
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