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Obama Wins Election

Nov. 4, 2008
Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday, as the country chose him as its first black chief executive.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney says he, like many, is excited about the impending inauguration of Democratic President-elect Barack Obama.

High court to decide on hearing Obama case

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court is to consider Friday whether to hear a lawsuit challenging President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship, court officials said.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will use the advisory setup he relied on during his campaign to draw on outside expert advice on key issues, aides said.

Karzai: Obama promises Afghan aid

KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has assured him the United States will continue to aid his nation.

Obama hears out Google energy plan

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Google's energy plans are getting attention from U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.
S. Korea welcomes Obama-N. Korea meeting

S. Korea welcomes Obama-N. Korea meeting

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says he would welcome a meeting between U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and North Korea once Obama takes office.

2 charged with racist election attack

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Two young white men have been charged with an election-night assault in New York City on a teenage immigrant from Liberia, yelling "Obama" as they hit him.
Palin says Obama capable of greatness

Palin says Obama capable of greatness

MIAMI, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- If Barack Obama governs "with the greatness of which he is capable," the United States will be fine, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Thursday.

Obama-signed items flood Internet

CHICAGO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Items bearing the signature of Barack Obama or purported to have been signed by the first black U.S. president-elect have flooded the market, observers say.
Obama may inspire minority hiring

Obama may inspire minority hiring

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The "threshold" for hiring black leaders may have dropped with the election of the first U.S. black president, a leading advocate for hiring diversity said.

Kenya hospital reports Obama name boom

KISUMU, Kenya, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- A Kisumu, Kenya, hospital said it has experienced a boom of babies named for the family of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.

Obama expected to change U.S. energy

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The world is watching what U.S. President-elect Barack Obama does on energy.
Farrakhan says God will help Obama

Farrakhan says God will help Obama

CHICAGO, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan says God will make sure Barack Obama has the vision needed to guide the United States through its troubles.

Kenyans hopeful about Obama election

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Kenyans say the election of Barack Obama as the next president of the United States has brought hope that change will be coming to their continent.

Hu, Obama have post-election phone call

BEIJING, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao had his first telephone conversation Saturday with the incoming U.S. president, Barack Obama.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler