So how did the Web cover the election? We followed five leading news and not-really-news sites (we’ll let you determine which is which), refreshed their home pages regularly and checked out their headlines on the big story.
CNN.com
6 p.m. McCain, Obama split first two called states
7 p.m. McCain wins South Carolina, CNN projects
8 p.m. Obama to win Pennsylvania, CNN projects
9 p.m. Two red states turn blue, CNN projects
10 p.m. CNN: Obama to be next president
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FoxNews.com
6 p.m. Reason to smile? [with smiling Obama pic]
7 p.m. Results roll in
8 p.m. Results roll in
9 p.m. Momentum builds
10 p.m. President Obama
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MSNBC.com
6 p.m. McCain wins Ky.; Obama takes Vt.
7 p.m. Obama claims Pennsylvania prize
8 p.m. Florida, Virginia hang in balance
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9 p.m. NBC: Obama wins Ohio, Iowa
10 p.m. NBC: Obama wins
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DrudgeReport.com
6 p.m. Senate: Dems see 58 seats; exit polls show Obama big
7 p.m. Let’s count ’em!
8 p.m. Let’s count ’em!
9 p.m. Obama: 19,713,637 McCain: 19,416,839
10 p.m. Chosen
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TheOnion.com
6 p.m. Klemke wins!
7 p.m. Voting machines elect one of their own as president
8 p.m. Bush: ‘Can I stop being President now?’
9 p.m. McCain refusing to tell voters what’s in box unless elected
10 p.m. Black man given nation’s worst job