Microsoft has launched MSNBC News beta for Windows Media Center Application (available in Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate operating systems).  With MSNBC News you can get  latest election news, top stories, and U.S. weather from one simple menu.

To follow the elections, launch Windows Media Center and select MSNBC News in the TV + Movies menu.

With MSNBC News you’ll be able to:

• View the latest 2008 U.S. election videos
• Watch Editor Picks and Most Popular videos, as selected by viewers
• Get five-day weather forecasts for any ZIP code in the U.S.
• Create your own news video playlists
• Browse by category, such as Business, Sports, and Entertainment
• Search for stories using keywords
• See related videos for each story

MSNBC News is available only in the United States and Canada. If you are living outside of these two countries you don’t see MSNBC on you