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  1. American astronauts flying on the International Space Station vote from space: http://yhoo.it/bo8VXd #electionday #govote 3 minutes ago via TweetDeck
  2. Your guide to 2010 election night TV coverage -- on The Upshot: http://yhoo.it/d9nYy9 #electionday about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck
  3. UPDATE: German official says package sent to Merkel's office "would have been able to harm someone:" http://yhoo.it/dCzZQc about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
  4. DEVELOPING: Suspicious package found at German Chancellor Angela Merkel's office: http://yhoo.it/dCzZQc about 3 hours ago via TweetDeck
  5. #ElectionDay Magic 8 Ball predictions from @thefix on "The Fast Fix" -- Watch here: http://yhoo.it/aytbvb about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
  6. Looking for an election night cheat sheet? Here are the key races to watch: http://yhoo.it/d5SVEz about 5 hours ago via TweetDeck
  7. What is the perfect word to describe your state of mind on Election Day? http://nyti.ms/93NWv (@nytimes) about 6 hours ago via TweetDeck
  8. Nov. 2 is National Deviled Egg Day, National Traffic Directors Day, All Souls' Day & Plan Your Epitaph Day about 6 hours ago via TweetDeck
  9. OVERNIGHT NEWS: What happened while you slept? Click here http://yhoo.it/caZ125 to read The Starting Point blog. about 6 hours ago via TweetDeck
  10. POLL: Do you think the GOP will win the 40 seats it needs to take back the House? Vote - http://bit.ly/8XlVR3 #electionday about 6 hours ago via TweetDeck
  11. BP raises estimate for likely cost of Gulf #oilspill to $40 billion (Reuters) http://yhoo.it/cvyDmX about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
  12. Yemen charges U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki with plotting to kill foreigners (AP) http://yhoo.it/cuUus5 about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
  13. Erupting Indonesian volcano forces international airlines to halt flights (AP) http://yhoo.it/arbqxG #Merapi about 14 hours ago via TweetDeck
  14. BREAKING NEWS: San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers to win the World Series: http://yhoo.it/b87mi2 about 17 hours ago via TweetDeck
  15. Charlie Sheen files for divorce from his third wife, less than a week after he was hospitalized: http://yhoo.it/cAAl7V about 17 hours ago via TweetDeck
  16. Mail bombs found recently were 4 times larger than those in last year's Christmas plot: http://yhoo.it/cgXGip about 19 hours ago via TweetDeck
  17. Post-Katrina death of New Orleans cop now investigated as possible murder. More on The Upshot: http://yhoo.it/9Ipxzu about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
  18. @deerpass Sorry about the glitch, we fixed the tweet. Here's the correct link: http://yhoo.it/b9MCak about 21 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to deerpass
  19. Appeals court indefinitely extends freeze on ruling that suspended 'don't ask, don't tell:' http://yhoo.it/9O3GCu #DADT about 21 hours ago via TweetDeck