Latina.com Exclusive: Latino Celebs React to Election

By smundhra | 11/05/2008 - 16:53 |

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The chatter around office watercoolers across the country today is almost exclusively about Barack Obama becoming President-Elect of the United States, and even our favorite celebrities are dying to give their two cents. We talked to four prominent Obama supporters -- rappers Pitbull and Fat Joe, Ugly Betty star Ana Ortiz, and big-screen ingenue Camilla Belle -- to get their reactions to last night's history-making events. Here's what they had to say:

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New Yorkers Celebrate Obama’s Victory

By Mariela Rosario | 11/05/2008 - 14:02 |

We joined Remezcla.com and Voto Latino for their Election Night party held at SOB's in downtown NYC. What we found were hundreds of engaged and excited Latinos, some political junkies and others first time voters, but all absolutely energized by this historic presidential race.

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Jessica Alba Reacts to McCain Loss

By smundhra | 11/05/2008 - 13:38 |

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It was like New Year's Eve in New York City last night, but instead of celebrating to usher in a new calendar year, citizens were rejoicing over the dawn of a new era.

The results of yesterday's historic election and President-Elect Barack Obama's moving acceptance speech energized the city. While voters young and old danced and sang in the streets, celebrities of all kinds partied in some of Gotham's hottest bars and clubs.

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The World Reacts to Obama's Election Sweep

By Mariela Rosario | 11/05/2008 - 13:02 |

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All eyes were on the Unites States last night, awaiting the results of the most historic election of our lifetime. When Obama was officially declared the 44th president of the USA, celebrations spanned the globe from the streets of Harlem to the slums of Kibera, Nairobi! Here's what global leaders and everyday people all around the world had to say about President Elect Barack Obama's resounding success in the 2008 presidential election:

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UPDATE: Osama Bin Laden's Son Escapes to Spain, Asks for Political Asylum

By Mariela Rosario | 11/04/2008 - 16:37 |

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PRESIDENT ELECT BARACK OBAMA

By Mariela Rosario | 11/04/2008 - 15:07 |

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After two years of experiencing the most exhilarating, inspiring and historic presidential election this country has ever seen, Barack Obama can officially be declared the 44th President of the United States of America!

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