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Stay up-to-date with our coverage from the campaign trail, which goes past whistle-stop towns, into the far corners of the blogosphere, social networks, and beyond. And to see what U.S. presidential candidates have to say on all things technology, check out CNET News' 2008 Technology Voters' Guide with its interactive map.

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Where to get Election Day results
This is the first year that you can realistically watch the election entirely online. Read on for our recommendations of what sites to visit on Election Day.
• Following e-voting glitches
• President Obama? Web sites bet it's a done deal
November 4, 2008

Technology voter guide 2008
CNET News grades the presidential candidates, and the rest of Congress, on tech-related votes ranging from Net taxes to H-1B visas. Also: Nader's favorite gadget is a typewriter?
• Technology voter guide: The map
• E-voting worries linger as Election Day nears
October 31, 2008

Latest coverage

Huffington Post closes $25 million round

Liberal news outlet has pulled in significantly more funding than previous reports suggested in its round from Oak Venture Partners. Read more
Posted By: Caroline McCarthy Dec 1 2008

Minn. Senate race could hinge on scanning machine mistakes

The state's hand recount starting Wednesday may show that thousands of ballots were mistakenly rejected by optical scanning machines. Read more
Posted By: Stephanie Condon Nov 19 2008

Is it time for a digital reality check?

Surprise, surprise: When the economy is in the tank, people outside the tech industry tend to think about mundane rather than the profound and world-changing. Read more
Posted By: Caroline McCarthy Nov 13 2008

More tech executives join Obama transition team

President-elect Barack Obama is enlisting more veterans of the tech industry to help his transition team evaluate federal agencies. Read more
Posted By: Stephanie Condon Nov 13 2008

Agendas vanish from Obama's transition Web site

Last week, President-elect Barack Obama launched a Web site detailing his plans for tech, Iraq, and health care. Now those plans are gone, and the campaign isn't saying why. Read more
Posted By: Declan McCullagh Nov 10 2008

No rest for the Web's election-weary

Having gained mainstream notoriety amid Obama-McCain drama, social-media outlets such as Current TV, Digg, Facebook, and Twitter now look to capitalize on it elsewhere. Read more
Posted By: Caroline McCarthy Nov 10 2008

Gore: Electrifying redemption, thanks to the Web

The politician once ridiculed for an erroneous claim that he "invented the Internet" is welcomed onstage at the Web 2.0 Summit to a standing ovation. Read more
Posted By: Caroline McCarthy Nov 7 2008

Facebook's political squad looks overseas

Coverage and outreach efforts for elections in the U.K. and Germany are of interest to the social network, marketing director Randi Zuckerberg told CNET News. Read more
Posted By: Caroline McCarthy Nov 6 2008

Government transition sites launched

President-elect Barack Obama's new transition site features a blog with YouTube videos, while the Government Accountability Office's site lists urgent priorities. Read more
Posted By: Stephanie Condon Nov 6 2008

Obama's search for a CTO

As President-elect Barack Obama's transition team assembles an administration, it could look to one of its own to fill the role of chief technology officer. Read more
Posted By: Stephanie Condon Nov 6 2008

Obama names tech execs to transition team

Google.org's Sonal Shah and former InterActiveCorp executive Julius Genachowski are named to the president-elect's transition team. Read more
Posted By: Margaret Kane Nov 6 2008

Election a win for multitouch inventor

Jeff Han, who was a crowd favorite with his graphical interface system at TED two years ago, is the man behind the interactive election maps being used by CNN, Fox, and now ABC. Read more
Posted By: Michelle Meyers Nov 5 2008

CNN's human 'hologram' on election night

News network beamed one of its correspondents from Chicago to New York City in a "hologram" during its election night coverage. Read more
Posted By: Marguerite Reardon Nov 5 2008

What Obama presidency means for clean tech

Energy policy is poised to change, with renewable energy, efficiency, and biofuels to benefit. But a down economy means climate change regulations are likely to wait. Read more
Posted By: Martin LaMonica Nov 5 2008

Election spurs record traffic to news sites

Akamai's Net Usage Index shows a Tuesday night peak of 8.5 million-plus visitors per minute to online news venues. That's even better than March Madness. Read more
Posted By: Jonathan Skillings Nov 5 2008

10 election tweets worth remembering

Everyone has something to say about Tuesday night's election on microblogging service Twitter. Here are some of CNET News' choice picks. Read more
Posted By: Caroline McCarthy Nov 5 2008

An Obama presidency: Good, bad news for technology

Democrats in the White House and Congress will make it easier to push efforts on Net neutrality, trade restrictions, and copyright changes. Also: Who will be Obama's tech czar? Read more
Posted By: Declan McCullagh Nov 5 2008

Bloggers get feisty in the wait for election results

With little to do but wait for results all day, some bloggers take up the inflammatory stories largely ignored by mainstream media, while others have some choice words for Bush. Read more
Posted By: Stephanie Condon Nov 4 2008

CBS live Webcast: Election results

We'll soon have an answer to the question that's been building for months: who'll be the next U.S. president? The CBS News Political Team will provide up-to-date reporting. Read more
Posted By: Jonathan Skillings Nov 4 2008

Following e-voting glitches

Keep track of voting-equipment problems that arise during Election Day, from paper jams to scanner malfunctions to potentially misrecorded votes. Read more
Posted By: Stephanie Condon Nov 4 2008

Previous coverage

Republicans try for four more years
We bring you all the latest news from the Republican National Convention as the party takes its bid for the presidency to Minneapolis.
September 4, 2008

Democrats' quest for the White House
We bring you all the latest news as the Democrats take over Denver and even tech giants catch convention fever.
August 29, 2008

Election 2008: Technology Voters' Guide
Here's how the 2008 U.S. presidential candidates responded to a CNET News.com poll on all things technology.
January 2, 2008

Think Obama and McCain really care about tech? Yeah, right
Silicon Valley is important but don't buy into the mistaken notion that it has become a political power in its own right. Not in this election, at least.
September 8, 2008

Drilling down on McCain, Obama energy plans
Both presidential candidates tout clean energy with images of wind turbines and solar panels in advertisements. New Energy Finance analyzes their plans and voting records.
September 3, 2008

Citizen journalists converge on party conventions
Audiences have more ways than ever to access audio and video coverage of the political campaigns--whether politicians like it or not.
September 2, 2008



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