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2008 Elections
See
how media and independent outlets are covering the 2008 primaries,
caucuses and general elections with the latest interactive tools
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| Scoop
08: YouTube trailer Scoop
08, a political newspaper, has a trailer on YouTube. Check
it out
using the link "View Scoop08 Trailer" located just under
the navigation bar. |
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LATimes.com
- Text your election picks The
Los Angeles Times is providing a way to remember your ballot selections
when you get to the election booth. Simply read up on the issues,
then use this site to make your selections. You can then text or
email yourself the guide to take with you to the polls. |
| Politico:
YOU Report
Politico,
a publication of Capitol News Company LLC, is inviting all
its registered users to submit their own political stories,
keeping them under 1,000 words. Stories that are accepted
for the Politico newspaper and Politico.com
will appear on a designated YOU Report page. |
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Politico's
Kingmaker - Predict Election Outcome Are
you the next Kingmaker? In this game, you can predict the outcome
of the primary elections and possibly win a trip to the White House
Correspondent's Dinner. Justify your choices and earn "political
cred." |
| ONE
Vote '08 - Candidate Comparison
ONE,
an advocacy group that promotes awareness and legislation to lessen
the effects of worldwide poverty and AIDS, was able to get major
candidates to speak on video about their plans to combat poverty
and disease if elected. Users can view the videos or directly compare
up to three candidates with side-by-side descriptions of their plans. |
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News21
- One Vote Under God Carnegie-Knight
Foundation Fellows at Northwestern University's Medill School of
Journalism created this interactive feature to show the impact of
religion on the candidates in the 2008 presidential primary elections.
Each candidate's religious background is examined, as well as their
stances on "values" issues such as gay marriage, abortion
and stem cell research. |

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Personal
Democracy Forum- techPresident A
non-partisan group blog that examines how the 2008 presidential
candidates are using the web. Site includes original reporting on
topics including video-blogging, social networking, and tracks candidates'
online videos and number of “friends” on such sites
at Facebook and MySpace. |
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