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Obama wins presidency with 284 electoral votes; Kosmas crushes Feeney; Oak Hill Mayor Darla Lauer prevails over former Mayor Mike Thompson
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Barack Obama's mesage of "change" resonated big with voters nationally tonight with huge wins in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and the New England States as he closes in on 338 electoral votes compared to 150 for John McCain. The threshold for the presidency is 270 electoral votes.

Locally, New Smyrna Beach Democrat Suzanne Kosmos crushed incumbent Republican Congressman Tom Feeney, whose 24th district seat includes greater New Smyrna Beach. Kosmas garnered nearly 64 percent of the votes in Volusia against the three-term incumbent from Oviedo. Oak Hill Mayor Darla Lauer easily outpolled City Commissioner and former Mayor Mike Thompson to retain her seat, with nearly 56 percent of the vote.

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Jill Biden urges supporters of Barack Obama and her husband at NSB rally to 'vote early' to effectuate the Democratic message of change
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Jill Biden, wife of vice presidential candidate Joe Biden, urged nearly 300 Democratic supporters at the Woman's Club of New Smyrna Beach this afternoon to take advantage of early voting before the expected Nov. 4 election-day crush.

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Congressional race pits polar opposites -- conservative incumbent Republican Tom Feeney vs. liberal Democrat Suzanne Kosmas
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- He's the ultimate conservative Republican. She's the ultimate liberal Democrat. You won't finfd more polar opposites in the 2008 elections than incumbent Republican Congressman Tom Fenney and liberal Democratic challanger Suzanne Kosmas.

 

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Vandals strike GOP headquarters in NSB

image hereNSB Republican Headquarters Chairman Bob McKeen holds one of several McCain-Palin signs defaced with a likeness of Barack Obama, including on the storefront window, 403 3rd Ave. NSB police are investigating the vandalism that occurred between Friday night and early Saturday.

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