A TIME OF TRANSITION

Eric Holder is seen as top choice for Obama attorney general

Former Justice Department official Eric H. Holder Jr. emerged Tuesday as Barack Obama's leading candidate for attorney general, and the president-elect's transition team was trying to gauge whether there was sufficient bipartisan support for him in the Senate, sources close to the transition confirmed.

Arizona's Napolitano may be Homeland Security nominee

WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama's expected nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, helped investigate the biggest U.S. terrorist event before Sept. 11 - the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing - and has been a national leader on immigration and border-security issues.

Malia and Sasha Obama's great White House adventure

One of the few times Barack Obama lost his famous cool during the presidential campaign was the day photographers got too close as he walked his youngest daughter, who was dressed as a corpse bride, to a Halloween party near their Chicago home."You've got a shot. Leave us alone," Obama barked.

Long Islanders seeking tickets to Obama inauguration

Mark X. Cronin, Long Island grassroots coordinator for Barack Obama, came on board the campaign with his wife, Carol Schlitt, in July 2007, and volunteered hundreds of hours, including 60-plus hours a week toward the end.

Barack Obama's election: A moment for the history books

For millions of Americans, 11:01 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday, Nov. 4, marked a moment of unbridled joy and disbelief that American history had brought the nation to this night. Barack Obama became the first black candidate elected to the nation's highest office.

Beth Whitehouse: Obama daughters will face public curiosity

When Malia and Sasha Obama move into the White House in January, they'll also move into the proverbial fish bowl.

LI pols weigh in on Obama's choice of Rahm Emanuel

As word spread Wednesday that Rahm Emanuel would become White House chief of staff, Emanuel chatted at one point with a friend who thinks the choice is good news for Long Island - Rep. Steve Israel.

Italian PM describes Obama as "young and tanned"

MOSCOW - Italy's famously impolitic Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi described U.S. President-elect Barack Obama yesterday as "young, handsome and even tanned."

Obama's chief of staff pick known for political acuity

CHICAGO - Rahm Emanuel combines political instincts, White House experience and a Chicago tough-guy attitude - traits he's likely to need as President-elect Barack Obama's new chief of staff.

Obama adds North Carolina to White House win

RALEIGH, N.C. - President-elect Barack Obama won North Carolina yesterday, a symbolic triumph that underscored his political strength as he turned nine states that President George W. Bush won in 2004 to Democratic blue.

LI NAACP chapters celebrate Obama's achievement

For those who struggled through some of the darkest days in the fight for civil rights, Barack Obama's ascendancy is their victory. Dora Myles, for one, said his election is a measure of how far the United States has come - and a reward for those who struggled through the civil rights movement.

Barack Obama elected president

In a seismic change in American politics, Barack Obama claimed victory Tuesday night over John McCain to become the next president of the United States.

Long Islanders vote for Obama by nearly 2-1

Long Islanders voted for Barack Obama for president by nearly 2-1, according to preliminary exit polls conducted Tuesday, reflecting a statewide trend that saw Obama dominate John McCain among voters of every race and age amid deep worries over the economy.

Barack Obama's election night speech

Text of Senator Barack Obama's speech upon winning the presidency of the United States.

Election 2008 on Long Island

Newsday's reporters were stationed throughout the Island and in the city, bringing you the latest updates on the voting.

Networks go slow in announcing Obama win

Tim Russert's famous declaration in 2000 was "Florida, Florida, Florida," and knowing a good thing when they heard it, the networks collectively chanted, "Ohio, Ohio, Ohio" in 2004. Last night viewers heard caution, caution, caution, which could be called a state of mind.

Add party martyr to McCain's list of sacrifices

In the end, we got to know the meaning of "Country First."

New president faces wish list from Island's reps in House

A new president in the White House is likely to face a wish list from Long Island's congressional delegation as lengthy as any department store Santa's.

Wishing my parents could see this American evolution

I wish Ma and Daddy were alive today.

First-time voters inspired to cast ballots

The voting booth gives citizens a rare chance to actually grasp the levers of democratic power, and the experience moved one first-timer Tuesday to describe the moment in sacramental terms.