Might Hillary Clinton be the next Secretary of State?
This is coming from anonymous officials, but the Huffington Post is reporting that Senator Hillary Clinton was offered the Secretary of State job by President-Elect Barack Obama in a meeting Thursday in Chicago. Of course, I’m not too happy about the pick, seeing as Clinton did not make an appearance in my ideal Cabinet. Here’s [...]
Want a job in Obama’s administration? Prepare to reveal all.
Seven pages, 63 questions. That’s what someone who’s looking for a job in the Obama administration is going to face. All political appointees and White House employees have had to face scrutiny from the incoming administration before they were offered jobs, but many think Obama’s questionnaire is the most extensive and invasive yet. It was [...]
The stars were aligned against McCain
Obama’s popularity and Palin’s controversy stacked the cards against him.
Objectivity vanishes in Obama’s press pit
In the press pit at Obama’s rally, the displays of emotion surprised me.
A rundown of which propositions did or did not pass
A few weeks ago, I profiled the five most interesting state ballot propositions. And while you guys were all busy witnessing history in Grant Park, Missourians, South Dakotans, Californians, Massachusettsians and Washingtonians were voting on five of the most contentious ballot referenda in the election cycle. Here’s how they fared.
California’s Proposition 8 - which would [...]
“Suck it, McCain”: election night at the apartment of the College Democrats president
Members gathered at the apartment of Dems President Lily Becker.
“I feel like drinking”: decidely disappointed at the NU Decides watch party
What it was like to watch the candidate they’ve campaigned for lose.
Live from Grant Park!
Editing’s cool and all, but making history is where it’s at tonight — which is why virtually the entire editorial board of North By Northwestern is at Grant Park. Call us irresponsible, or call us the elite liberal mainstream media. Either way, we peaced.
But we’d never desert you altogether, which is why we’re doing what [...]
What to do and where to be on Election Day
Click on the icons for various election day events. The blue dots are the polling stations, and the red dot is one of the watch parties.
You may have not heard, but it’s Election Day. What are we going to do now?
The anticipation that has been building during months of presidential campaigning ends on Tuesday, and [...]
Though he can’t vote, one international student awaits the election
Tuitions costs, outsourcing and foreign policy weigh on this writer’s mind.
NBN Politics writers predict tomorrow’s election
Our political writers predict an Obama win tomorrow.
International students sound off on America’s Election Day
What the election means to them and to their home countries.
How does the world perceive our election? Ask NU’s international students
International students sound off on the election.
What we can learn from McCain and Obama’s Northwestern commencement speeches
McCain and Obama’s commencement addresses foreshadowed their campaigns.
