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• BBC News - US Elections 2008

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/americas/2008/vote_usa_2008/default.stm
  Complete coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign int he United States. Includes news reports, analysis, candidate and state profiles, blogs, video and reader forum.

• CNN - Election Center 2008

  http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/
  Provides news stories and video, fundraising totals, States to Watch, and a side-by-side comparison of the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates on the issues.

• ECOresearch - US Election 2008 Web Monitor

  http://www.ecoresearch.net/election2008/
  Weekly snapshots of global web coverage of the US presidential candidates. Lists of keywords summarize the most important issues associated with each candidate.

• Election Speak

  http://www.electionspeak.com/
  Provides videos of Presidential candidates showing the individual candidates taking two sides of the same issue, or "flip-flopping."

• Financial Times - In Depth: US Elections 2008

  http://www.ft.com/indepth/uselections2008
  Complete coverage including news and analysis, editorials, commentary, blogs, videos, interactives and photo slideshows.

• Foreign Affairs - Campaign 2008

  http://www.foreignaffairs.org/special/campaign2008
  A collection of extensive articles written by the top U.S. presidential candidates previewing the foreign policy agendas they would pursue if elected.

• Gannett News Service - Election 2008 Information Center

  http://www.gannettnewsservice.com/
  Provides headline news stories, issue positions, polls, background material, candidate profiles, video and interactives.

• Guardian Unlimited - US Elections 2008

  http://www.theguardian.com/world/us-elections-2008
  News, analysis and comment about the presidential campaign includes links to related web resources.

• Meet the Press - Meet the Candidates

  http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21654394/
  Collection of netcasts and transcripts of interviews with each of the candidates running in the 2008 presidential primaries.

• NBC News - Decision '08

  http://www.nbcnews.com/id/18970417/
  News and video about the 2008 presidential race, candidates and polls.

• New York Magazine - The 2008 Electopedia

  http://nymag.com/news/politics/2008/electopedia/
  Guide to the lives of presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama, from the serious to the frivolous.

• New York Times - Election Guide 2008

  http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/index.html
  News and information on candidates, calendars, finances and issues.

• News Hounds - Election 2008

  http://www.newshounds.us/election_2008/
  Ongoing analysis of Fox News's presidential campaign coverage, from the watchdog group.

• NPR - Election 2008

  http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1102
  In-depth coverage of the presidential campaign and candidates. Includes audio and video reports, blogs, an interactive election map and calendar.

• PBS - Frontline: Choice 2008

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/choice2008/
  20th anniversary broadcast of The Choice examines the personal and political biographies of Barack Obama and John McCain and goes behind the headlines to discover how they arrived at this moment and what their candidacies say about America.

• PBS - NOW: Election 2008 Democracy Toolkit

  http://www.pbs.org/now/election-2008/voter-tools.html
  Provides tools and information on voting safeguards, campaign funding, fact checking, polling, news media, campaign calendar and FAQs.

• The American Prospect - Election '08

  http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles/election_08
  Collected analysis and opinion on the U.S. presidential campaigns from the political news magazine, along with daily commentary from TAPped, its group blog.

• The Economist - The Battle of Hope and Experience

  http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12321683
  Special report on the U.S. presidential election compares and contrasts Barack Obama and John McCain an the issues.

• The Economist - US Election 2008

  http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/display.cfm?id=9139211
  Collected news and analysis on the presidential campaign, along with backgrounders and related items.

• The Politico - Politics '08

  http://www.politico.com/electionmap2008/
  State-by-state details on the presidential, congressional and gubernatorial races.

• The Times (London) - US Elections

  http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/
  Extensive news, analysis, commentary, blogs, video and podcasts from Rupert Murdoch's flagship British newspaper.

• USA Today - 2008 Election Coverage

  http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/results.htm
  Full coverage of 2008 campaigns includes calendar, polls, videos, photos and blogs.

• Wall Street Journal - Campaign 2008

  http://online.wsj.com/public/page/election2008.html
  News and analysis about the presidential campaign. Includes The Money Race and candidate scorecards.

• Washington Post - Campaign Toolbox

  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/interactives/campaign08/toolbox.html
  2008 presidential campaign coverage includes daily and multimedia news, issue tracking, polls, calendar, and candidate profiles, financial reports, events and live discussions.

• Washington Post - Election 2008

  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/interactives/campaign08/
  Complete coverage of the 2008 elections including presidential, congressional and governor campaigns.

• Wikinews - Category: 2008 United States Presidential Election

  http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:2008_United_States_presidential_election
  Citizen-journalist news stories about the campaign, candidates and political party conventions.

• YouTube - You Choose '08

  http://www.youtube.com/youchoose
  Videos from the presidential campaigns, the news media and other contributors. Includes clips of candidates on the issues.

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