Tue, 04 November 2008 at 11:10 pm

Barack Obama Elected President

Democrat Barack Obama was elected as the first black president of the United States of America on Tuesday night.

The 47-year-old senator from Illinois defeated Republican Sen. John McCain. Officials said voters came out in record numbers on Election Day — 130 to 140 million people.

The crowd is going wild in Grant Park in Chicago, where Obama will give his first public speech as president-elect.

Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President on January 20, 2009.

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# 1

christine x3 @ 11/04/2008 at 11:11 pm

first!

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bdj @ 11/04/2008 at 11:11 pm

Obama\Biden 2008
History has been made
God Bless America

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lallalalala @ 11/04/2008 at 11:12 pm

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

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Shir @ 11/04/2008 at 11:12 pm

AWESOME! God bless him :)

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Slamgrl @ 11/04/2008 at 11:12 pm

Yay!!!!

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madison @ 11/04/2008 at 11:12 pm

Yeah! Im sooooooooooooooooooooo happy!!!!!!!!!!!! OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!

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E @ 11/04/2008 at 11:13 pm

GOBAMA! :)

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sus @ 11/04/2008 at 11:13 pm

booooooooooooo!!! go mccain!!!

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Slamgrl @ 11/04/2008 at 11:13 pm

Woo Hoo!

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Aly @ 11/04/2008 at 11:13 pm

Yaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!

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sheryl @ 11/04/2008 at 11:13 pm

I’m SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It’s so great to have a person I really wanted to win be president.

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ANDREA @ 11/04/2008 at 11:14 pm

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!
IM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!

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DKGKLDFJNLSDKF @ 11/04/2008 at 11:14 pm

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IF I WOULD OF BEEN 18 I WOULD OF VOTED FOR HIM BUT IM 17

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crazy for jb @ 11/04/2008 at 11:14 pm

yay!!!
congrats mr. president!!

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gina @ 11/04/2008 at 11:14 pm

Congratulations to him, and may he bring forth the change we need for this country.

http://celebritytoday.today.com/

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sus @ 11/04/2008 at 11:14 pm

boo obama is gay

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mike @ 11/04/2008 at 11:14 pm

LISTEN OBAMA WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE REPUBLICANS WILL GO ON HATING BUT OH ******* WELL…………….HE WON……go on hating and bashing him but in the end we still won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

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# 18

Theresa @ 11/04/2008 at 11:15 pm

YES!!! YES WE CAN!”!! OBAMANIA!!! Thank you.

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tina @ 11/04/2008 at 11:15 pm

wohooooooooooooooooo OBama 08, we need change!!

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Anabriana @ 11/04/2008 at 11:15 pm

ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS.