Jessica Alba Reacts to McCain Loss

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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.

The World Reacts to Obama's Election Sweep

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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:

PRESIDENT ELECT BARACK OBAMA

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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!

Latinas Get In On the Election Action, Canvassing for Obama in Florida

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You can find them at the one of a kind Casa Obama. An Obama campaign office in West Tampa, FL set up specifically to target Latino and minority voters in the crucial swing state. It's also become a meeting place for like minded Latinas, young and old, born abroad or here in the USA, who say they are sick of the direction our country is headed and want to see some serious change.

ELECTION 2008: The Finish Line

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Are you freaking out as much as we all are? It seems like this election has been going on FOREVER and now, finally, we are at the end of the race. A nervous anticipation grips our country as the world eagerly waits to learn who will be the next President of the United States. International leaders have even weighed in, for the most part enormously in favor of the leading presidential nominee, Barack Obama.

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