Election coverage

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  Iraq, Afghan war vets made a strong showing in election

  When the newly elected Congress is sworn in this January, a record number of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans — and in particular, female veterans — will take another solemn oath to serve their country, this time in public office.

  01:42 November 8, 2012
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  Campaign's over, but the partisan divide is expanding

  On the day after the contentious 2012 presidential election, America will wake up to an expanding partisan divide on Capitol Hill, historic lows in popularity ratings for Congress, and fears that the vitriol of this election season and legislative gridlock might become the norm.

  22:54 November 6, 2012

• Election protest at Ole Miss escalates, 2 arrested

  A protest at the University of Mississippi against the re-election of President Barack Obama grew into a crowd of about 400 students with shouted racial slurs as rumors of a riot spread on social media.

  14:23 November 7, 2012

• Utah approves tax exemptions for military members

  Utah voters have approved a constitutional amendment that exempts members of the military from property taxes if they served on active duty out of state at least 200 days in a year.

• Global candidate: Obama was world's clear choice

  He won, and the word "phew" trended worldwide on Twitter. Despite a hard-fought campaign in the United States, there was never any contest overseas.

• With 98 percent of votes tallied, Florida still too close to call
• Boehner offers congratulations to Obama
• Media treads carefully until early race call
• Poll problems cropping up in spots around US
• East Coast voters cast ballots despite devastation from Sandy
• Veterans of recent wars running for office in record numbers
• Combat veterans of recent wars running for Congress
• Ramstein elementary students pick Obama over Romney in mock election
• Pentagon pushed email voting for troops despite security concerns
• Military voters can be rope in political tugs-of-war
• AFN offering live election coverage on TV, radio
• Top Obama aide backs fiscal cliff debate retort
• Is the Navy weaker than in 1916? It's not just about fleet size
• After lengthy wait, military issues surface in presidential debate
• Two campaigns skirt talk of tough choices in Afghanistan
• Retired General Franks backs Romney
• Romney won't say if he's open to 1-on-1 Iran talks
• Should military veterans endorse presidential candidates?
• Washington state's voter rolls bursting
• Marines launch campaign for CENTCOM head