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 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Indonesia; 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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