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Closing Down Gitmo Part 1: An interview with David Cole

By David Murdock on Nov 17, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama says closing down the detainee camp in Guantanamo Bay will be a top priority of his new administration. David Cole, author of Justice at War: The Men and Ideas That Shaped America's War on Terror, legal affairs correspondent for The Nation, and a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, reviews some of the dilemmas ahead. Should the U.S. continue to hold prisoners without charge? Should we prosecute the top Bush Administration officials responsible for detainee abuse? And how do we regain the respect of the world community?

Party Chiefs Reflect on Day After

By Mike Fritz on Nov 05, 2008

With the grueling campaign finally over, DNC Chairman Howard Dean and RNC Chairman Mike Duncan appeared at the National Press Club in Washington to give their thoughts on the results. Dean said Barack Obama’s victory was a clear mandate, while Duncan called the assertion “preposterous.”

Obama Victory Celebration in Chicago

By Harry Hanbury on Nov 05, 2008

Obama's victory brought hundreds of thousands of people out to celebrate in Chicago, and ANP was there to capture the outpouring of emotion. Produced with Patricia Foulkrod, director of The Ground Truth.

A Night of Hope as the White House Gears Up for Change

By Mike Fritz on Nov 05, 2008

For the first time in eight years, the White House will have new tenants. And for the first time ever, the occupants will be African Americans. A crowd of people gathered at the White House on election night to witness history as it was being made.

Essay: Obama & America Look Forward

By Davin Hutchins on Nov 05, 2008

Forty-five years after the Rev. Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech, many Americans feel that dream has been realized with the election of Barack Obama as 44th president of the United States. The producers of the American News Project take a cinematic look back on this election season as we trace Obama's footsteps in Colorado, Alabama, California, Virginia, Illinois and Washington D.C. As we look back, Obama reminds the nation to look forward to the challenges ahead.

Election Day 2008: Hope in South L.A.

By Lagan Sebert on Nov 04, 2008

The communities of South Central Los Angeles have been plagued by crime and violence for decades. But on Election Day, voters in Watts and Compton spoke of hope while waiting in lines that stretched for blocks. Showing overwhelming support for Barack Obama, many reflected on their own lives punctuated by the race riots of the 60's and the 90's.

Election Day 2008: Palm Beach, Florida -- A Historic Day

By Steven Greenstreet on Nov 04, 2008

On Election Day, Obama supporter Faye Bailey woke up before dawn to head to her polling location. Voters feared voting problems in Palm Beach, the center of the 2000 election recount, and anticipated long waits. But after a day of less-than-expected obstacles, Obama supporters cast their votes and declared a historic "victory".