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Scene in New York: Line for New York Times

Yesterday, after my unsuccessful attempt at finding a copy of The New York Times at any of the newsstands around my office, I went to their actual building near Times Square and waited in line to obtain a copy of the historic edition announcing Obama as the president-elect. I bought four copies and dashed into the subway to avoid the rain.

The Times decided to print another 50,000 copies after seeing this line form in front of their building yesterday early afternoon.

People are selling them for an absurd amount on eBay. I'm keepin' mine.

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When North Korea Falls...

The Atlantic has a fascinating articles that examines the various potential scenarios preceding the collapse of the North Korean regime as well as its aftermath (Hint: No matter what China wins). This will put realpolitik to the extreme test. Either way, North Korea will make Iraq look like a Model UN luncheon.

Obviously, the United States could not unilaterally insert troops into a dissolved North Korea. It would likely be a four-power intervention force—the United States, China, South Korea, and Russia—officially sanctioned by the United Nations. Japan would be kept out (though all parties would gladly accept Japanese money for the endeavor).

I wonder what South Korean singer Shin Mina's thoughts are on her problematic northern neighbors.

Read more here.

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Record Setting Turnout

Wall Street Journal reports:

Indications from early voting and lengthy lines at the polls point to the biggest voter turnout since women got the vote in 1920. In total, voter registration numbers were up 7.3% compared with the last presidential election, for a total of 153 million eligible voters.

Amazing.

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New York Runs out of New York Times

Today's issue of  The New York Times is sold out everywhere in New York City. And I do mean everywhere. I visited over 9 different newsstands, bodegas and any other place that might sell papers and they were completely sold out, in addition to many other dailies. City Room reports:

A Times spokeswoman, Catherine J. Mathis, said on Wednesday morning that the paper had printed 35 percent more papers in the “single copy” print run, which supplies newsstands. Still, by morning company officials found that papers were “selling out all across the metropolitan area” and decided to print 50,000 more copies for sale in the New York area.

The paper also reported a record-high 2.7 million “mobile page views” for Tuesday.

In the afternoon, customers were still lining up to buy the paper from a delivery truck outside Times headquarters at 40th Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan.

More photographs of people waiting in line at the Times building in midtown.

[Thanks Annie!]

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Last Night's Party: Election Night

Tuesday night, I met up with Annie and Sarah at Bleecker Bar to watch the presidential election coverage. Optimistic Sarah and Annie.

Martin and his friend showed up later. Haha.

The main TV that we were sitting in front of was tuned to CBS which was always a good minute slower to call states for their respective candidates. The other TV--I don't know which channel it was tuned to--was a bit quicker. I think these guys were screaming when it was announced that Ohio was going to Obama.

The bar erupted in applause, hugs, high fives, and general gleeful pandemonium when they announced that Obama would be our next president.

These girls were happy to say the least.

Now the tough work begins.

The End.

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