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The 56th quadrennial United States presidential election was held on November 4, 2008. Outgoing Republican President George W. Bush's policies and actions and the American public's desire for change were key issues throughout the campaign. During the presidential election campaign, the major party candidates ran on a platform of change and reform in Washington. Domestic policy and the economy eventually emerged as the main themes in the last few months of the election campaign after the onset

The 2008 NFL season was the 89th season of the National Football League, the major professional American football league in the United States, themed with the slogan Believe in Now. Super Bowl XLIII, the league's championship game, was at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on February 1, 2009, with the Pittsburgh Steelers coming out victorious over the Arizona Cardinals 27–23 and winning their NFL record sixth Vince Lombardi Trophy. The regular season began on September 4 with the

The 2008 Canadian federal election (more formally, the 40th Canadian General Election) was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008. The election yielded a minority government under the Conservative Party of Canada, led by the incumbent Prime Minister, Stephen Harper. The election call resulted in the cancellation of four

The Spanish 2008–09 Tercera División started on 30 August 2008 and ended on 28 June 2009 with the promotion play off finals. Last updated May 17, 2009

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. Over 4,200 athletes from 148 countries were expected to take part. This was the largest ever number of nations at the Paralympics (twelve more than in Athens), and several countries competed for the first time. China fielded more athletes than any other country .

Miss America 2008, the 83rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 26, 2008. The pageant was broadcast live on TLC from the Theatre for the Performing Arts at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, only the third time that the pageant has been held outside Atlantic City. Kirsten Haglund (Michigan) was crowned Miss America 2008 by Miss America 2007, Lauren Nelson. One delegate from each state was chosen in state pageants held in

The 2008 J. League Division 1 season was the 16th season since the establishment of the J. League. The season began on March 8 and ended on December 6. Following eighteen clubs played in J. League Division 1 during 2008 season. Of these clubs, Consadole Sapporo, Tokyo Verdy, and Kyoto Sanga F.C. are newly promoted clubs. † Tokyo Verdy 1969 became Tokyo Verdy from 2008 season ‡ Nagoya Grampus Eight became Nagoya Grampus from 2008 season Eighteen clubs will play in double round robin (home and

The 2008–09 Premier League season (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the seventeenth since its establishment in 1992. Manchester United became champions for the eleventh time on the penultimate weekend of the season, defending their crown after winning their tenth Premier League title on the final day of the previous season. The campaign – the fixtures for which were announced on 16 June 2008 – began on Saturday 16 August 2008, and ended on 24 May 2009. A total

Melodifestivalen 2008 was the 47th Melodifestivalen, and the selection for the 48th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was held between February 9 and March 15. It was hosted by Kristian Luuk, who also hosted the 2007 event. He was assisted by two sidekicks, Björn Gustafsson and Nour El Refai. The deadline for the submission of songs was 25 September 2007. A record of 3 489 songs were received. The winner of the competition (Charlotte Perrelli) will represent Sweden in