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November 4, 2008 (Tuesday)

Mexican Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mouriño dies along with at least 12 others after the airplane he was on crashes into rush-hour Mexico City traffic. (BBC News)
The Straits Exchange Foundation and the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits sign four agreements for the Three Links across the Taiwan Strait, a major step in normalizing Cross-Strait relations. (CNN)
United States general elections:
- Democrat Barack Obama wins the 2008 United States presidential election after beating Republican John McCain, becoming the first African American to be elected to the office of President of the United States. (CNN)
- The Democratic Party picks up at least five seats in the Senate and modestly expands control in the House of Representatives. (BBC News)
Australia Viewed wins the Melbourne Cup in a historic photo finish, followed by Bauer, second, and C'est la Guerre, third. (About.com)
Michael Crichton, author of several famous novels including Jurassic Park, The Lost World, and The Andromeda Strain, dies at age 66. (Gale Cengage Learning)