Portal:Current events/2008 November 16

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• Jimmie Johnson wins NASCAR's 2008 Sprint Cup Series championship, becoming the second driver to win three in a row. (The New York Times)
• A 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Indonesia, kills two; a tsunami warning is issued, but later lifted. (CNN)
• United States President-elect Barack Obama resigns his Senate seat. (The Washington Post)

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