Election 2008
The world at a glance . . . Americas 
Americas
The world at a glance . . . United States
United States
Poll watch
In the wake of Obama's election as president, Americans are optimistic about race relations in the country. They are much less optimistic about Iraq's ability to develop a stable and democratic government.
Politics: Is America a center-right country?
Even though voters gave Obama a mandate, in exit polls only 22 percent of voters identified themselves as liberals, while 34 percent said they were conservatives and 44 percent considered themselves moderates.
Talk radio takes a back seat
For the first time in 30 years, talk radio did not have a major impact on the election, said Steve Elman and Alan Tolz in The Boston Globe.
The world at a glance . . . United States
United States
Gay marriage: Armageddon in California
Next week Californians will vote on Proposition 8, a ballot amendment that reverses the California Supreme Court's ruling legalizing gay marriage.
How satire altered the election
“Right-wing talk radio has finally met its match,’’ said former National Lampoon editor Steve Young. “It’s satire.’’
Bloomberg’s electoral green light
New Yorkers can now re-elect their mayor. Should they?
Why we’re glad we have no Bill of Rights
As if Americans didn’t have enough factors to weigh in their upcoming election, said the Sydney Australian in an editorial, they also have to think about their next president’s Supreme Court nominees.
Editor's Letter
Predicting election fraud
The world at a glance . . . Americas
Americas
The world at a glance . . . International
International
Obama: Will racism cost him the election?
Figuring out what effect white resentment and racism will have on the results of this year's election.
Israel’s own ‘change’ election
How the U.S. and Israeli elections are, and are not, alike
An October surprise from bin Laden?
As November draws near, it’s highly likely that we’ll hear from Osama bin Laden again, said Bruce Riedel in The Washington Post.
Zimbabwe in turmoil
Morgan Tsvangirai has withdrawn from the presidential runoff election because he can no longer ask his supporters to go to the polls
How to confront Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe, unsurprisingly, is going ahead with his one-man sham election, said the Sydney Morning Herald, and it's clear now that the only way for Zimbabweans to get rid of him is by staging a coup. There are ways to intervene short of violence, said Timothy Garton Ash in the Los Angeles Times . . .
Will Al Gore's endorsement help Barack Obama?
The former vice president only spoke up once a divisive primary ended.
What does Clinton want?
Hillary Clinton said she isn
