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2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Predicted events
- Is the year of the Rat (zodiac) in Chinese Astrology and is the year of Aries in Western Astrology.
- Is the year Liverpool and Stavanger are the European Capital of Culture.
- Beijing, China is set to host the 2008 Summer Olympics.
- Karlsruhe, Germany is set to host the european juggling convention EJC 2008.
- FIFA will announce the host country of the 2014 FIFA World Cup
- The FIA will introduce new regulations for the Formula 1 in order to reduce the costs and improve racing.
- On June 22, 2006, it was confirmed that Futurama would be returning for a run of at least 13 episodes on Comedy Central, to air beginning in 2008.
- Aston Martin's Rapide will be produced late 2007 (2008 production year). As of now it is a concept car.
Shields and Brooks Assess New Dynamics of '08 Race
With both national party conventions now complete, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama hit the ground running as the race begins to Election Day. Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the road ahead.
McCain, Palin Speeches Shift Tone of Election
More than 42 million people tuned in Thursday to see John McCain's acceptance speech, matching the number who watched Barack Obama's speech last week. A panel of editors and columnists weigh how the GOP event was received across the country.
Judges Reinstated in Pakistan Ahead of Election
Three Supreme Court judges ousted by outgoing Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf were sworn back into the court a day ahead of Saturday's presidential election.
2008 Democratic Hopefuls - Blog covering the potential Presidential candidates for the nomination.
2008 Presidential Election - John Orr's blog with frequent updates about US national politics, including early maneuvering by possible 2008 presidential candidates.
Democrat President 2008 - Geared to identifying an electable Democratic candidate for the Presidency in 2008. Provides information and allows readers to rate the electability of potential candidates.
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Modern Vertebrate - 2008 Elections - Thumbnail profiles of potential candidates for President.
Oval Office 2008 - An outside view of US 2008 presidential politics from a blogger in the United Kingdom.
PollingReport.com - Election 2008 - Collection of polls from various sources about the potential candidates for the US presidential election.
Presidential Primaries 2008 - Blog by Frank Myers and James Craver presents views on candidates and their rankings, polls and news stories.
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Real Choice Civic Forum - Online forum provides its members tools to publish, debate, discuss, and explore issues related to the 2008 US presidential election.
Swing State Project - Presidential Election 2008 - Political blog focusing on potential candidates.
The Left Coaster - 2008 Election Archives - Ongoing collection of posts about the presidential election from the political blog.
Wikipedia - U.S. Presidential Election, 2008 - Presents timeline, political parties involved, and potential candidates.
