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2008 U.S. Elections

The race for the White House has started!

Well before Election Day on November 4, 2008, candidates launched campaigns to win the hearts and minds of American voters.

The key question is: Who will become the next President of the United States of America?

The real question should however be: Do you know how the President of the United States of America is elected? What are the new components of U.S. presidential campaigning? What/ Who is the regulating body? What is the impact of opinion polls? What are the rules about campaign finance? Finally, how do Americans vote?

Test your knowledge by taking the U.S. Elections 2008 Quiz.
Also, check out Youth Radio: Election 2008; Frequently Asked Questions and the special Glossary and other resources…

The ARABIC version of EJournal USA, The Long Campaign.

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LATEST HEADLINES FROM WASHINGTON

Terrorism Report Highlights Continuing Global Challenge
Improving international cooperation allowed new gains against terrorism in 2007, but shifting terrorist tactics, the role of state sponsors such as Iran and the pursuit of weapons of mass destruction underline a continuing security challenge, according to an annual State Department report on global terrorism.

Africa-Centered Military Command Designed to Listen and Respond
The African continent faces a raft of security challenges. While the United States always has interacted with Africa through diplomatic missions, defense attachés and the Combined Joint Task Force for the Horn of Africa, the focus now has been sharpened through AFRICOM, which will be responsible for activities in 33 African countries.

United States, Russia Building New Economic Partnerships
On September 6, 2007, Muscovite Alyona Mikhailova made history by ordering a cappuccino, the first order taken at the first Starbucks coffee shop in Russia. For government officials and business leaders attending the new U.S.-Russia Economic Dialogue in Washington, it also signified their countries' deepening and expanding trade ties.

Rice Urges Arab States to Do More to Help Palestinians
As Mideast peace talks continue, nations must join the United States in efforts to improve the daily lives of Palestinians and help them to build a future state, says Secretary of State Rice. Countries with resources and an interest in the establishment of a Palestinian state need to provide those resources now, she says

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