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To: Road Walker who wrote (432994)	11/5/2008 10:55:04 AM
From: tejek	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571043

Obama’s turnout historical in numbers, diversity The estimated 136 million Americans who voted are part of a radical transformation of American politics – not just in terms of ideology and party identification New York The turn-out was record high. The voters: a rich palate of American diversity – women, blacks, Hispanics, whites – young people and old. They made history – redrawing the nation’s electoral map, turning red states blue, and confounding the cynics as they elected the nation’s first African-American President. An estimated 136 million Americans – as many as 66 percent, the most since 1908 – pulled a lever, touched a screen, or filled in ballot. They are part of a radical transformation of American politics – not just in terms of ideology and party identification. It goes much further than that. President-elect Barack Obama, harnessing the lightening speed of digital technology, tapped a new generation of young people, inspiring them to work, knock on doors, make phone calls, convince their parents, friends, neighbors, and grandparents that there was something in America still worth fighting for. read more......... features.csmonitor.com

To: Road Walker who wrote (432994)	11/5/2008 11:05:47 AM
From: tejek	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1571043

OBAMA'S WIN ECLIPSES NATIONAL NEWS IN BRITAIN LONDON, ENGLAND – Britons awoke Wednesday to headlines like the Daily Express’ "A New World Dawns," and The Independent’s "Mr. President" in bold print below a full-page picture of Barack Obama wearing a winning grin. From all-night television coverage to special, late editions of the morning papers, not printed until most polls had closed, the U.S. election has eclipsed all national news here. Although Obama’s win wasn’t announced until 4 a.m. GMT, early morning commuters across the capital already knew the verdict from across the pond. "It’s fantastic news; great for the U.S., great for the world – just an absolute milestone in history," 41-year-old Londoner Jamie Davies said as he sipped a coffee from Starbucks before heading to work. Ahead of the election, four out of five British citizens said the outcome would make a difference to their country, according to a Gallup Poll taken in October. That figure was higher than from any other country polled. "Everyone knows that whatever America faces, the world faces," said Evans Olekanma, a shopping center employee in Hammersmith, West London. "Everybody is so happy because we really need a change," said Tasneem Islam, 27, as she sold copies of The Times newspaper, which featured Obama’s face with the words "The New World." "The economy is destroyed and we’ve been so frustrated, but now we can be hopeful with this great news," she said. read more........... worldblog.msnbc.msn.com

To: Road Walker who wrote (432994)	11/5/2008 11:07:47 AM
From: tejek	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571043

THE WORLD FROM BERLIN 'America Has Rediscovered its Political Calling' America has just completed the most radical political about-turn in its recent history by electing Barack Obama, write German media commentators. He won't be able to fulfil all the hopes being pinned on him, but he has the stature to unite America and reinvigorate the nation, they say. read more......... spiegel.de