Election 2008

Street vendor Victor Hucks tells the Observer how the election afterglow lingers in the District.

Record turnout? Not so fast, says one election expert.

Political organizers experience election withdrawal. What comes next?

The District's jobless await Barack Obama's plan to rollback the unemployment tax. That's if they don't find work first.

Barack Obama has won the presidency, but now the real work, to fulfill his campaign promises, begins. The President-elect’s plan for withdrawal from Iraq is clear, but may be determined by external factors.

A new era in American politics is reviving hope for a new era in American education. Teachers are hoping President-elect Barack Obama’s administration will overhaul the country's schools - starting with changes to the No Child Left Behind Act.

Obama's campaign platform included giving a $4,000 tax credit to most students in return for 100 hours of community service. But, financial aid counselors at AU are unsure this plan, even if implemented, will change education financing much, if at all.

The day after Barack Obama became America's first black president, people all over Southeast D.C. were beaming. In this struggling section of the District, residents were optimistic that his administration will tackle – and perhaps even solve – some of the area's entrenched problems.

The youth delivered for Barack Obama by voting in record numbers. Confidence is now high that change is on the way.

Optimism abounds for gay rights activists following the election of Barack Obama, but many policy challenges remain.