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National brief

November 10

President-elect Barack Obama outlined his plan for his transition during his first news conference Friday. "Immediately after I become president, I will confront this economic crisis head-on," Obama said in the press conference, aired on major networks. The most immediate challenges include a rescue plan for the middle class to create jobs and provide relief, an extension of unemployment insurance benefits, a fiscal stimulus plan and stabilizing financial institutions, he said.

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International brief

November 6

Days of the heaviest rain Vietnam has seen in decades left more than 44,000 people dead and 100,000 homes under water, according to the International Research Information Network. "This heavy rain is the worst in Hanoi since 1984," Duong Lien Chau, deputy director of the Central Hydro-Meteorological Forecast Center, told IRIN.

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Ex-Parliament member says Brits favor Obama

By Julia Ryan | November 6

The next president of the U.S. will need to work to improve the country's reputation abroad and to solve serious domestic problems that also affect the global community, Michael Brown, a former member of the British Parliament, said during an AU British Society event Tuesday afternoon.

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Police blotter

November 6

Oct. 30 A fire alarm was activated in the on-campus McDonald's restaurant. No fire was found. A contractor advised the alarm was activated while he was working in the area. A student fell and hit her head while she was walking inside Anderson Hall. The student refused medical treatment and transport and signed a medical refusal form.

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Campus Calendar

November 6

Thursday, Nov. 6 Film: "Kilowatt Ours" 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Bender Library, Media Classroom INFO: The library will present a documentary showing schools and individuals how they can cut down on energy use and how to identify renewable energy alternatives. CONTACT: For more information, contact Chris Lewis at 202-885-3257.

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D.C. area voting runs with few problems

By Sarah Rudnick | November 6

The biggest problem AU students and faculty who voted in the D.C. area on Election Day may have encountered was rain. Although news stations across the nation reported extremely long lines at polling places in various parts of the country, this was not the case for those who voted in the D.

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Tuition to rise next year

By Maureen McCarty | November 6

Undergraduates continue to struggle to make ends meet despite this academic year's 5.5 percent increase in total grant aid and total federal loans, according to a College Board trend study released Oct. 29. Though more financial aid is available to students nationwide, there are fewer private loans available to lower costs, according to College Board.

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National brief

November 6

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an argument on whether courts possess a post-conviction right to DNA evidence, The New York Times reported. The decision presents the possibility for retrying convicted criminals years after their trials. Objections arose during an April Appeals Court case in California.

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Students work with voters, media

By Meg Fowler | November 6

While some AU students were watching the outcome of the election in the Tavern, others were volunteering and interning across the city as the election results began to come in. Some students volunteered at the polls, while others interned for newspapers, television stations and radio broadcasts.

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Campus brief

November 6

School of Communication professor Chris Palmer will be recognized with the International Wildlife Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award for Media, according to information on SOC's Web site. The IWFF's Lifetime Achievement Award for Media is the organization's highest honor.

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Metro brief

November 6

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority officials announced plans Thursday to overhaul the D.C. area's bus fare system. Changes include the end of free bus-to-bus paper transfers and the elimination of discounted rail-to-bus transfers, according to The Washington Post.

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Campus rallies around Obama

By Clint Rice | November 6

AU students packed into the Tavern Tuesday night for the Election Night Extravaganza expressed a broad range of emotions as election results indicated voters had elected Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., as the nation's 44th president.

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AU mixed on Obama economics

By Caitlin Treanor | November 6

The single largest issue for AU students may be the economy, but there are mixed views on how capable President-elect Barack Obama will be in handling the economy. Heather Ginzberg, a freshman in the School of Public Affairs said she thinks Obama will need to raise taxes to pay for his universal health care plan.

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Focus on swing states led to Obama victory, according to panel

By Austin Green | November 6

President-elect Barack Obama's victory can be attributed to his hard work in swing states, James Thurber, a School of Public Affairs professor, said during a post-election analysis forum Wednesday. The forum touched on many topics surrounding the outcome of the election.

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Obama projected to be next president

November 3

MSNBC, among other networks, projected at 11 p.m. that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., will be the 44th President of the United States.

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Cell service reminds youth to vote via text

By Amanda Glensky | November 3

In addition to "get out the vote" efforts, a new study by Student PIRGs and CREDO Mobile suggests presidential campaigns should text out the vote, blog out the vote and YouTube out the vote to attract youth supporters. Credo Mobile, a cell phone company that contributes to non-profit organizations, and the student activism organization Student PIRGs, sent text messages to 3,600 randomly selected young voters Feb.

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Election '08: Blogging students' reactions

By Tony Romm | November 3

Reporters at politics@theEAGLE, the newspaper's politics blog, chronicled all of Election Day, from the polling anomalies early Tuesday morning to Barack Obama's acceptance speech later that night. Click to read the full day's coverage.

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