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Obama Sweeps to Victory as First Black President
By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent David Espo, Ap Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama swept to victory as the nation's first black president Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. "Change has come," he declared to a huge throng of cheering supporters.
The son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, the Democratic senator from Illinois sealed his historic triumph by defeating Republican Sen. John McCain in a string of wins in hard-fought battleground states — Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Iowa and more.
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President-elect Barack Obama gives his acceptance speech
at Grant Park in Chicago Tuesday night, Nov. 4, 2008.
On a night for Democrats to savor, they not only elected Obama the nation's 44th president but padded their majorities in the House and Senate, and come January will control both the White House and Congress for the first time since 1994.
Obama's election capped a meteoric rise — from mere state senator to president-elect in four years.
In his first speech as victor, Obama catalogued the challenges ahead. "The greatest of a lifetime," he said, "two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century."
He added, "There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face."
McCain called his former rival to concede defeat — and the end of his own 10-year quest for the White House. "The American people have spoken, and spoken clearly," McCain told disappointed supporters in Arizona.
President Bush added his congratulations from the White House.
In his speech, Obama invoked the words of Lincoln and echoed John F. Kennedy.
"So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder," he said.
He and his running mate, Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths of office as president and vice president on Jan. 20, 2009.
Obama will move into the Oval Office as leader of a country that is almost certainly in recession, and fighting two long wars, one in Iraq, the other in Afghanistan.
The popular vote was close — 51.3 percent to 47.5 percent with 73 percent of all U.S. precincts counted — but not the count in the Electoral College, where it mattered most.
There, Obama's audacious decision to contest McCain in states that hadn't gone Democratic in years paid rich dividends.
Obama has said his first order of presidential business will be to tackle the economy. He has also pledged to withdraw most U.S. combat troops from Iraq within 16 months.
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congratz president-elect barack obama for victory!
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mao btaw pod ni ako bet.. congrats mr. president..
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history in the making
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yeah. the seemingly impossible just happened.
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could i be the next Asian American President?
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may future ka, ferdie.
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thanks for the support
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way sapayan president hehehe..
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i really hope he can help change a lot of things in the US the economy sux and alot of people are struggling.... :-\
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well, I heard his sending more troops to Afganistan...that should somehow keep us safe... ???
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well, I heard his sending more troops to Afganistan...that should somehow keep us safe... ???
but pulling troops from iraq
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could i be the next Asian American President?
sorry homie.. i think it would take more to change the constitution to allow non-natural born citizens to become president..
BUT you never know
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ok..if his not...then maybe Arnold S. can be the next president... ;D
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ok..if his not...then maybe Arnold S. can be the next president... ;D
i'm sure he'll try to
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could i be the next Asian American President?
i think you can just like Manny Pacquiao,hahaha
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I heard his running for candidacy in the Philippines...
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he has lots of money and that is true that he's considering to run again after a sad loss
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maybe after his fight with De La Hoya on Dec 6?
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korekeking
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i think you can just like Manny Pacquiao,hahaha
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nicee work
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too many things for obama to fix:
1. withdraw from iraq.
2. beef up forces in afghanistan
3. deal with russian threats (russia just sent missles now in poland)
4. deal with Iran
5. solve the credit and financial crisis (US consumers and businesses thrive on credit!)
6. promote environmental protection
7. deal with immigration and healthcare issues
let's all hope he succeeds.
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too many things for obama to fix:
1. withdraw from iraq.
2. beef up forces in afghanistan
3. deal with russian threats (russia just sent missles now in poland)
4. deal with Iran
5. solve the credit and financial crisis (US consumers and businesses thrive on credit!)
6. promote environmental protection
7. deal with immigration and healthcare issues
let's all hope he succeeds.
i heard his also fixing the White House........It's no longer a white house...it's now a black house... ;D
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hahaha!
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i heard his also fixing the White House........It's no longer a white house...it's now a black house... ;D
i might extend some help like adding some color to it
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nicee work
hahahah hell yeah pacman is gonna woop dela hoya
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hahahah hell yeah pacman is gonna woop dela hoya
that's true especially when he has superpowers like ruperman
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hahah thats comedy
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taken na ba sya?
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i think he's taken and pregnant,hahaha
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damn....
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i think you can just like Manny Pacquiao,hahaha
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff19/aimabelles/gf.jpg)
Nice work! And "Yes we can!"
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hahahhah "yes we can " hahahah
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Nice work! And "Yes we can!"
we will support him all the way
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i might extend some help like adding some color to it
i heard purple is no longer available... ;D
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i think he's taken and pregnant,hahaha
(http://photos-710.friendster.com/e1/photos/01/77/17007710/1_833041091l.jpg)
plus 3 more....
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