A Decisive Victory Over McCain

New York Times by Adam Nagourney | Nov. 5, 2008 (News Report)

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.

Mr. Obama’s election amounted to a national catharsis — a repudiation of a historically unpopular Republican president and his economic and foreign policies, and an embrace of Mr. Obama’s call for a change in the direction and the ... Full Story »

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 by Fabrice Florin - Nov. 5, 2008

Great report on the historic election of Obama as president. Besides solid factual information from a variety of sources, it provides some fascinating demographic stats and a helpful perspective on what the author calls "a national catharsis."

Mr. Obama’s election amounted to a national catharsis — a repudiation of a historically unpopular Republican president and his economic and foreign policies, and an embrace of Mr. Obama’s call for a change in the direction and the tone of the country.

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