1. OBAMA'S '60 MINUTES' SCORES BIG: CBS news program had highest overnight ratings in nearly 10 years. (Eurweb) - *A record audience tuned in to CBS' "60 Minutes" Sunday night to watch the first televised interview with Barack Obama and his wife Michelle since he was elected the 44th U.S. President.
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2. 3M's MPro110 pico projector hits the streets for $359 a pop (Engadget) - Filed under: Displays , Portable Video With the holidays at hand, all these improbably-small projectors we've been seeing around for the past year or so are starting to land in force, and 3M's MPro110 is certainly a contender. The little unit shoots a VGA image onto screens as large as 50-inches (though we wouldn't recommend it), with a long lasting LED backlight backing it up. We ...
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3. URBAN THOUGHT COLLECTIVE.COM: Black, White & Brown -- How it goes down (Eurweb) - *As I casually strolled across the dingy city playing field on a brisk Sunday afternoon, the winds began to whip through my jacket and the words “watch your step” scrolled across my mind as I carefully navigated through the debris that is a part of many urban ball fields.
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4. SHARPTON TO LEAD ELECTION 'WATCH NIGHT' IN ATL: Candlelight vigil at Dr. King's grave to precede event. (Eurweb) - *Rev. Al Sharpton will lead an historic "Watch Night" tomorrow in Atlanta to view the election returns at Ebenezer Baptist Church in the pulpit of the Heritage Sanctuary, where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached his ministry of non violence.
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5. IT'S 'OPRAH UNLEASHED': TV host finally free to gush over Obama on talk show; Wednesday's broadcast was day one. (Eurweb) - *Wearing a t-shirt that read "Hope Won," Oprah Winfrey was extra happy on her talk show Wednesday in a broadcast dedicated to new President-elect Barack Obama, whom she has ardently supported throughout his road to the White House.
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6. WILL.I.AM DEBUTS NEW OBAMA SONG: 'It's a New Day' follows up February's viral hit 'Yes We Can.' (Eurweb) - *Will.i.am has created a new song about Barack Obama to follow up "Yes We Can," his previous ode to the Illinois senator who on Tuesday became the 44th president of the United States.
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7. 5 school seats up for grabs (The Post and Courier) - Charleston County residents' votes seem to indicate that they generally are pleased with the direction of the school district and want school board candidates who will continue with the superintendent's plan for improvement.
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8. BARACK OBAMA ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: He becomes the first African American to occupy the Oval Office. (Eurweb) - *Barack Obama, the Democratic senator from Illinois captured the White House on Tuesday after an extraordinary two-year campaign, defeating Republican John McCain to make history as the first black U.S. president.
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9. OBAMA'S GRANDMA DIES ON EVE OF ELECTION: Plus, RNC files complaint over his final visit to her in October. (Eurweb) - *One day before the presidential election, Barack Obama and his half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng released a joint statement announcing the death of their grandmother Madelyn Dunham at age 86.
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10. OBAMA LEADS MCCAIN BY 6 POINTS; Meanwhile, Palin gets punked! (Eurweb) - *Democrat Barack Obama's lead over Republican rival John McCain firmed marginally to 6 points with support for both candidates steady before Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday.
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