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Last night on the BRU Brief, we heard three great reports from the BRU Election News Team, an organization that is now defunct, at least for two years.  “Alt-rocking the vote” was such a catchy rallying cry, too…

First, we heard from Reiko Koyama.  There’s no doubt that Tuesday, Nov. 4, was a historic day for Americans.  Barack Obama was elected the first African American president of the United States and Democrats expanded their majority in both the House and Senate.  Three Democratic incumbents in RI, Senator Jack Reed and Congressmen James Langevin and Patrick Kennedy, were successfully reelected.  The economy, the war in Iraq, and President Bush’s low approval ratings led Obama to victory over Republican opponent John McCain.  Check out Reiko’s report below, and keep reading after the jump to hear from Maggie Lange and Jeff Bayne.

Next up, we heard from Maggie Lange, one of the reporters who attended the Democrats’ election returns party at the Biltmore hotel in downtown Providence.  No one really expected McCain to take the Ocean State, but RI’s true-blue residents turned out in force to make Obama our next president.  Here’s Maggie’s report, one-half of this week’s Community News segment:

And, finally, we heard from Jeff Bayne in the second half of this week’s Community News.  He covered the Republicans’ party at Ruth’s Chris Steak House…let’s just say it wasn’t quite as jubilant a scene as the Biltmore.  OK, fine, it was downright depressing.  This was especially true because the GOP lost big in the General Assembly.  Here’s Jeff’s story:

The Brief airs every Monday night at 11 PM.  Remember that in addition to listening the old-fashioned way (*scoff*) on 95.5 FM, you can also stream WBRU anytime from your computer.  Hit up the home page for the link (below the slideshow in the left-hand column).

-EJ