Obama Is Elected President as Racial Barrier Falls
Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday, sweeping away the last racial barrier in American politics with ease as the country chose him as its first black chief executive.
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"Now comes the tough part, of course. But the symbolism of this magnificent choice by the American people cannot but illuminate the world."
The election of Mr. Obama amounted to a national catharsis — a repudiation of a historically...
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