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Edward K. Anderton, the honor student and University of Pennsylvania economics grad whose life was consumed by his romantic and criminal partnership with his girlfriend, was sentenced this afternoon to 48 months in prison by a federal judge, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The article also said that Anderton made an emotional, self-abasing 20-minutes statement to the judge in which he apologized to his victims, his parents and family, and others that he said his conduct harmed.

Probably the most surprising apology was the one that Anderton made to Jocelyn Kirsch, the “Bonnie” of the “Bonnie and Clyde” duo.

“To a large part I was her downfall. If the two of us hadn’t met I don’t think that any of her crimes would have escalated to that point,” Anderton said.

He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno.

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President-Elect Barack Obama spoke to a crowd of over 100,000 supporters in Chicago’s Grant Park after his election victory over Sen. John McCain. Watch his speech below:

According to Drexel Democrats President Sean Miller, out of 2800 registered voters in the district, a total of 1,972 voted yesterday, a 70% turnout. Miller said that of the 1,972 votes, Obama recieved 1,516, McCain recieved 427, and the remaining 1% of votes was divided with 8 votes for Nadar, 14 votes for Barr and 7 votes for write-ins.

CNN has projected Obama as the election winner. The New York Times has predicted a 333-155 win in electoral votes for Obama, as well as wins in states including California, Washington and Oregon. McCain conceded the race at a rally in Phoenix, Az. around 11:15 p.m. E.T. and urged his supporters to join him in congratulating Obama on the win. According to cnn.com, Obama will speak from Chicago, Ill. later tonight. Obama is projected to win in Virginia, which hasn’t voted for a Democratic candidate since 1964, and Ohio, considered to be a must-win state for McCain, according to cnn.com.

-Janhavi Purohit

According to The New York Times, Obama took a 58-41 lead in Pennsylvania suburbs. In the Northeast, Obama won 57-42. In Philadelphia, Obama took 83% of the votes. In Pittsburgh and the western part of the state, Obama took 53%. According to philly.com, Obama currently holds 220 electoral votes to McCain’s 114. CNN has called Iowa, Ohio, New York and Michigan for Obama, while MSNBC has predicted a win in Texas for McCain.

-Janhavi Purohit

According to CNN.com and the New York Times, Ohio has been projected as a win for Obama. Some of the important states at the moment, according to the Times, are North Carolina, Virginia and Indiana. Obama currently has 200 electoral votes and McCain has a total of 90. 270 votes are needed to win the Electoral College. According to the Times, about 30% of the vote is in for Pennsylvania, which is a projected Obama win.

-Janhavi Purohit

The New York Times reported a win in Kentucky for John McCain and in Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut for Obama. According to the Times, all major networks have predicted a win for Obama in Pennsylvania. Polls continue to close across the country.

-Janhavi Purohit

The first polls closed at 6 p.m. ET today in Indiana, Kentucky and North Hampshire, and at 7 p.m. ET in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia. According to the New York Times, McCain has eight electoral votes so far and Obama has three. The Times has charted a win for McCain in Kentucky and in Vermont for Obama. Pennsylvania polls close at 8 p.m.

Drexel Votes will host an Election Watch Party starting at 8 p.m. in the Great Court, Main Building.

The event will go on until all votes are counted and America’s next president is chosen. There will be great food, games and good conversation along with a big-screen television tuned into the election coverage.

Stay tuned to The Triangle for updates.

-Janhavi Purohit

Drexel Votes will hold an election watch party in the Great Court of the Main Building at 8:00 p.m. lasting until the next President is chosen, according to the Drexel Digest.

Activities such as presidential trivia will go on while the live election results are shown on a flat-screen TV, according to Drexel University Relations.  Food will also be served.

According to MTV, by noon today 574 people had already voted at Drexel, compared to the 425 total in 2004.

Media Credit: Drexel University Media Relations