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ELECTION WATCH: A Lincoln interlude; AP analysis

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

WASHINGTON (AP) - Around the country on Election Day 2012 with AP reporters bringing the latest developments to you: ___ A LINCOLN INTERLUDE On election night, when it came to presidents on television, Barack Obama had some competition. Abraham Lincoln gave him a real run for his money. More than

ELECTION WATCH: A Lincoln interlude; AP analysis

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

QUICKQUOTE: CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By The Associated Press "I feel optimistic but only cautiously optimistic. Because until people actually show up at the polls and cast their ballot, the rest of this stuff is all just speculation." - President Barack Obama in a radio interview with "The Steve Harvey Morning Show." - Nedra

HAPPIEST VOTE EVER

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By The Associated Press "Oh my God, I have been so anxious about being able to vote. ... It's such a relief to be able to do it. This is the happiest vote I ever cast in my life." - Annette DeBona of Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., voting in an area hit hard by Superstorm Sandy. The 73-year-old

VOTING DAY DOODLE

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By The Associated Press The Google Doodle today in the United States is the word "Google" in the shape of various ballots, floating through the air into a star-spangled ballot box. In these divisive times, the palette of fairness is calibrated perfectly: The two Gs and the E are in red, and the

OBAMA INDOORS

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By The Associated Press Win or lose, Obama's election night party will look far different than it did four years ago, when 125,000 people gathered on an unseasonably warm night in Chicago's Grant Park. The campaign decided not to test its weather luck this year and is holding the

QUICKQUOTE: ROMNEY ON REAGAN

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By The Associated Press "I won't guarantee that they'll get it right, but I think they will." - Mitt Romney, asked on WTAM radio in Cleveland whether he agrees with Ronald Reagan's conclusion that voters always get it right in the end. - Nedra Pickler - Twitter http://twitter.com/

VEEP VOTES

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By The Associated Press "Now voting, Joe Biden," announced the polling place worker manning a booth in Greenville, Del., the vice president's home state. Biden went into the booth and - presumably - voted for himself and President Barack Obama. Like the other early-morning voters, Biden

10 Things to Know for Today

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today: 1. FOCUS SHIFTS TO VOTERS ON ELECTION DAY Obama and Romney yield center stage to Americans after a campaign that packed suspense to the end. 2. WHAT TO WATCH ON ELECTION

Economy is still driving issue in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By TOM RAUMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The race for the White House is pretty much back where it started, after thousands of ads, billions of dollars in spending, two conventions and three presidential debates. Despite some detours, the emphasis is heavily on the nation's lukewarm