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Barack Obama is Elected President
Produced by City Room and the Associated Press on Tuesday, November 04, 2008
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President-elect Barack Obama, left, his wife Michelle and two daughters, Malia and Sasha in Chicago, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP/Jae C. Hong) |
Barack Obama has been elected president of the United States, the first African-American to hold the office. With victories in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and other battleground states, Obama built a commanding lead over his Republican rival, John McCain. Obama surged in the polls amid a national financial crisis, campaigning as the candidate of change. He and his fellow Democrats sought to link McCain to the unpopular George W. Bush.
The son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas, Obama soared into the national spotlight after his electrifying speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, when he wasmaking his first run for the Senate.
Emphasizing his early opposition to the Iraq war, he defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton after a long, bruising primary fight. He then beat back Republican efforts to portray him as reckless, naive and inexperienced. He also had to combat Internet misinformation questioning his religion and patriotism.
As he fought to become president, Obama attracted millions of first-time voters, and brought the historic American election to the attention of the entire world.
Listen to Obama's acceptance speech from Grant Park with photos from our photographers.
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lenorej, Chicago // Tuesday, November 04, 2008 @ 10:38 PM
Hail to the Chief!!!
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carla glowacki, chicago // Tuesday, November 04, 2008 @ 10:55 PM
yea
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Carla Glowacki, 1700 N Meade Chicago. Il // Wednesday, November 05, 2008 @ 6:36 AM
MY heart is full right now I can hardly breathe. I know it's going to take a while maybe two terms to get things better, after 8 years of buffoonery.
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