Yes We Can

"...tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope."

Read Obama's acceptance speech here, from TIME/CNN.




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And from the New York Times:

U.S. / Politics
Obama Elected President as Racial Barrier Falls
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
Published: November 5, 2008
Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States, as the country chose him as its first black chief executive.

Read the full article here.

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And, here, a brief but interesting observation posted early on election day:

Adam O'Riordan, for The Guardian

Barack Obama's inner poet

"I have a theory that some poets never make it to the page."
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Almost without exception, in every conversation over the past two days, in every text and in every sort of post I've read, there's been some mention of the overwhelming emotion of this moment. Hope can be a startling thing.