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Illinois senator elected President of the United States after winning all key battleground states

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Reuters - Newly-elected U.S. president Barack Obama will face a daunting array of foreign policy challenges, from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the global financial crisis to the need to shore up the country’s frayed international image.

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Barack Obama on Tuesday won over Colorado voters whose top concern was the economy, becoming the first Democrat to carry the battleground state since 1992.

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Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday called Democrat Barack Obama to congratulate him on winning the presidential election, the White House said, adding that Bush invited him and his family to visit to the White House soon.

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Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama captured the White House on Tuesday after an extraordinary two-year campaign, defeating Republican John McCain to make history as the first black U.S. president.

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Reuters - Republican John McCain congratulated Democrat Barack Obama on winning the presidency on Tuesday, saying “the American people have spoken.”

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Reuters - Democrats expanded their U.S. Senate majority in Tuesday’s election, but aides said they would likely fall just short of one big enough to block Republican procedural hurdles that can kill legislation.

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AFP - Americans elected Democrat Barack Obama as their first black president, in a transformational election which will reshape US politics and reposition the United States on the world stage.

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The debate over same-sex marriage dominated the list of ballot initiatives faced by California voters, but several others featured multimillion dollar campaigns and would have long-lasting consequences for state taxpayers.

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AP - Now the hard part. Barack Obama essentially came out of nowhere, beat the Democratic establishment, conquered doubts about his experience and overcame questions about his race to be elected the first black president after a grueling campaign that lasted nearly two years.

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