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The media frenzy around the elections came to a peak yesterday as one of the most popular reality TV shows of the year came to a close.
For a recap of all the election antics and some nostalgic laughs check out the Wonkie US election cartoons archive.

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Barack Hussein Obama’s victory signals the end of the longest election campaigns in American history. He will be sworn in as USA’s 44th president in January next year – truly a historic moment as Obama will take the lead as America’s first black president.
Obama faces a number of local challenges to start off his term [...]

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And finally it’s election day in the US – everything comes to a head after months of entertaining campaigning. At posting time Obama seems to be a little more comfortable than McCain as the Republicans seem to push forward with a “support the underdog” strategy. The battle in the hotly contested swing states of Florida, [...]

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Canadian comedian Marc Antoine Audette convinced Alaskan governor and US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin that he was Nicolas Sarkozy. The 6 minute prank call was aired on CKOI Montreal. I’m sure it tested Palin’s in depth knowledge of foreign affairs!