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Obama Wins his Bid for President of the United States - Election Night Photos

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Barack Obama Wins His Bid for President of the United States

President Elect Barack Obama

Barack Obama

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The crowd listens to President-Elect Barack Obama speak at an Election Night rally in Chicago's Grant Park on November 4, 2008. The world had just learned that the U.S. Senator had won his bid to become President of the United States.

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