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President Barack Obama has carried the key states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, media organizations projected Tuesday night.

Facebook has reported a young voter turn out for the 2012 presidential election.

It's Election Night which means the end of months of campaigning, countless hours on the road and thousands of miles trekked across America for President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney. Naturally, there is stress as the results trickle in, so how are the candidates trying to relax?

It's Election Night in America and millions of Americans are going to their local polls and casting their vote. Some are taking their civic responsibility quite seriously and casting their vote for...Roseanne Barr.

Here's a roundup of some of the polling problems reported across the nation on Election Day.

Puerto Ricans will declare whether they want to change the status of the U.S. territory on Election Day.

CNN is in an Empire State of mind for the 2012 election, as it will be

Evidence shows that South African police may have placed weapons next to the corpses of miners killed while on strike at Marikana.

A top economic advisor to the Romney campaign appears to have jumped off the party ship, endorsing on Election Day an initiative critical of the Republicans and their presidential nominee.

Australian officials are calling for a probe of the inhumane mass slaughter of thousands of exported sheep in Pakistan.

Obama has been reelected. Ohio put the Democrat over the 270 electoral vote threshold. Check back with the live blog for the latest updates.

According to Barr’s campaign website, legalizing marijuana is her top priority if elected president.

The early voting results are in for the 2012 presidential election.

A state-by-state guide for times polls close on Election Day 2012 as well as polling places information.

Two candidates for city commissioner got into it on a church lawn today.

Nicaragua’s ruling Sandinista party has swept the mayoral elections, winning over three-quarters of the votes cast throughout the Central American country Sunday.

Many voters are complaining there is a shortage of "I Voted" stickers on Election Day 2012.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday that a safe escape for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad 'could be arranged.'

My neighborhood will likely vote for Barack Obama over Mitt Romney -- but the enthusiasm for the president seems to have dissipated after four years.

A national presidential polls average is still showing a statistical dead heat on Election Day, but more surveys are showing Obama in the lead.

Rumors flew in Russia as Vladimir Putin fired a staunch ally and ruthless reformist, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.

Some pundits predict a landslide victory for Obama in the 2012 election, with more than 300 Electoral College votes.

I have lived in New York City for more than twenty years – I have endured a number of crises.

Many freebies are available on Election Day. Here's a list of free stuff you can score for voting in the 2012 presidential election.

A 1997 piece of Texas legislation allows American astronauts to cast their votes while in orbit.

Democratic Vice President Joe Biden, Republican candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan, hit the polls Tuesday on 2012 Election Day. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle voted early.

As is customary, both the Romney and Obama teams have amassed lawyers to observe elections and report irregularities in the case of a recount.

Nate Silver predicts Obama will not only win the electoral college but will secure the most popular votes too.

Obama and Romney are perfectly even in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire. Why do we care? It's the first U.S. town to vote.