Events from the year 2008 in the United States. President: George W. Bush (R-Texas) Vice President: Dick Cheney (R-Wyoming) Chief Justice: John Roberts...

The 2008 United States presidential election was the 56th quadrennial presidential election, held on November 4, 2008. The Democratic ticket of Barack...

Wikinews has news related to: 2008 United States presidential election The following are lists of candidates in the 2008 United States presidential election....

In the United States, the Great Recession was a severe financial crisis combined with a deep recession. While the recession officially lasted from December...

The 2008 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, during the war on terror and the onset of the Great Recession. It was considered...

The pace of bankruptcies peaked immediately after the 2008 financial crisis. The 2007–2008 financial crisis led to many bank failures in the United States...

The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2008, to elect members to the United States House of Representatives...

The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States)...

The United States has a racially and ethnically diverse population. At the federal level, race and ethnicity have been categorized separately. The most...

The history of the United States from 1991 to 2008 began after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The dissolution signaled the end of the Cold War and...