November 8, 2012: Afternoon
- Hours after winning reelection, the president phoned Congressional Republicans to begin the haul back from the fiscal cliff.
- The fiscal cliff explained in three scenarios.
- Fascinating: Why the first debate went so badly for Obama and how the campaign regained its footing.
- Obama's mandate.
- Also on the agenda for Obama's second term: Mend fences with China—and build some new ones.
- Ron Paul elected ruler of planet inhabited by one billion tiny Ron Pauls.
- Sesame Street scrambled to put together tomorrow's hurricane-themed episode, in which Big Bird's nest is destroyed.
- Due to climate change, a popular coffee bean could soon become extinct.
- NASA plans to set up a manned outpost beyond the far side of the moon and to visit an asteroid in 2025.
- How Star Wars nearly destroyed George Lucas.
- Maker Faire Africa gets ready to kick off in Lagos, promising its biggest event yet.
- Johnny Rotten: "I've had the rare privilege in life of offending everyone all at the same time."