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1:45 am
Wed November 7, 2012

McCaskill Re-Elected, Beats Akin In Senate Race

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Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill defeated GOP challenger Todd Akin Tuesday to hold on to a Missouri Senate seat that Republicans once considered vulnerable.

McCaskill won with about 54-percent of the vote in the election. She told supporters in St. Louis' Central West End Tuesday night that the victory means more to her because many pundits had predicted she would lose her seat.

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Beyond November
1:44 am
Wed November 7, 2012

Four More Years: Obama Wins Re-Election

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President Obama walks on stage with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia to deliver his victory speech on election night in Chicago.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivers his concession speech in Boston.
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Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney react to his defeat in Boston.
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Supporters cheer as President Obama delivers his victory speech in Chicago.
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Originally published on Wed November 7, 2012 5:58 am

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  • Obama's Victory Speech
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Americans elected Barack Obama to a second term Tuesday, with the president capturing or on the verge of winning all of the key states that had been at the center of his hard-fought campaign against Republican Mitt Romney.

"Whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you," Obama said early Wednesday at a speech before thousands of supporters in Chicago. "I have learned from you. And you've made me a better president.

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