Obama Election Night

An Obama Organizer Looks Back

David Litt | Posted 05.25.2011

David Litt

As I watched President Obama at the signing ceremony today, I thought about Wendy again. She will finally be able to get the healthcare she needs.

Ann Nixon Cooper, Ga. Voter Lauded By Obama In Election Night Speech, Dies At 107

AP | ERRIN HAINES | Posted 05.25.2011

ATLANTA — Ann Nixon Cooper, the Atlanta centenarian lauded by President Barack Obama in his election night speech last year, has died. She was 1...

2009 Gary Roosevelt High School Commencement Address

Robert D. Patterson | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert D. Patterson

I really wanted to help them understand that despite the positive changes in the current political landscape, they will need to be prepared for the inevitable backlash.

DNC Finally Reimburses Chicago For Obama's $1.74M Election Night Rally

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says the Democratic National Committee has reimbursed the city for the cost of President Barack Obama's $1.74 million elec...

Suits claim election-night abuse by Chicago police

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 05.25.2011

CHICAGO — A lawsuit filed Thursday alleges that while a huge Chicago crowd celebrated the election of the first black U.S. president, some white...

About That Dress...

Elizabeth Donoghue | Posted 05.25.2011

Elizabeth Donoghue

I surprised myself at how seamlessly I went from my speech on breaking racial barriers to a critique of Michelle Obama's outfit as though they were both equally important.

How to Spend the Honeymoon

Walden Bello | Posted 05.25.2011

Walden Bello

The first 100 days of Obama's presidency will be, in the usual fashion, a honeymoon with the American people.

Our Fragile Dream

Robert Koehler | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Koehler

Barack Obama's victory over John McCain was less important than the growth and strength, or lack thereof, of democracy itself.

Barack Obama And Sam Cooke on Election Night

Kerry Candaele | Posted 05.25.2011

Kerry Candaele

Bill Ayers was not Barack Obama's touchstone; rather, it was Sam Cooke and his never-ending refrain, Change is gonna come. And now change has arrived, and we embrace it.

Obama Election Night Backstage Photos (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATES: Barack Obama Big News Page The Obama campaign has posted photos on Flickr of the Obama campaign and family on election night, watching th...

Gunfire Mars Some Obama Celebrations

Chicago Sun-Times | Rummana Hussain | Posted 05.25.2011

Not everyone behaved themselves when celebrating U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's historic win Tuesday night. Some fired gunshots, a felon accused...

Sam Stein

President Obama: The Significance Of The Moment

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Nearly two years after he announced his intentions to run for the White House, Barack Obama returned to Chicago on Tuesday night, triumphant in his qu...

The Unsung Heroes of Obama's Victory: The United States Secret Service

Stacy Parker Le Melle | Posted 05.25.2011

Stacy Parker Le Melle

Barack Obama, his staff, and his agents were brave enough and smart enough to figure out how to make him as accessible as possible without sacrificing his security.

Voters cite history; Obama says, 'Change can happen'

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 05.25.2011

Christina Bellantoni

After giving his victory speech, Obama briefly talked to donors in an unplanned event that was not open to the press.

American Beauty

Darin Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

Darin Murphy

It's nearly impossible to grasp the sheer gravity of this moment. All watched with gaping mouths, transfixed by pride and disbelief, as Obama appeared for the first time as the next President.

Better Angels of Our Nature

Terry Tillman | Posted 05.25.2011

Terry Tillman

We had friends from England, Germany and the USA at our house watching the returns last night, and all were celebrating.

The World Breaths a Sigh of Relief as America's Light Goes Back On

Rob Kall | Posted 05.25.2011

Rob Kall

Looking at the faces of the people in the crowd, as Obama gives his first speech as president-elect, I see a hope that beams bright, a hope that does not stop at red or blue state borders.

This Time Must Be Different

Christine Escobar | Posted 05.25.2011

Christine Escobar

The weather foretold it in Chicago. Rare is it to feel the warmth of southerly winds on an early November night in this city. Rarer still was the occ...

Obama Victory Scenes: Grant Park Reacts (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Scenes from Barack Obama's victory celebration in Grant Park ...

Obama Wins

John Tomasic | Posted 05.25.2011

John Tomasic

He shocked the nation when he defeated a field of establishment Democrats ten months ago in Iowa and he has run one of the best political campaigns in history.

Obama's Election Day Basketball Game (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Senator Barack Obama continued his election day ritual Tuesday with a two-hour basketball game on Chicago's West Side. Among the players in Obama's g...

Kerry: "Tonight New Dreams Are Born"

CNN | Posted 05.25.2011

Sen. John Kerry released the following statement in response to Sen. Barack Obama's victory: "Tonight we elected a President who has inspired a major...

Obama Victory Speech - VIDEO, TEXT

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATES: Barack Obama Big News Page ***SCROLL FOR VIDEO, FULL TEXT*** The election is over. Tonight President-Elect Obama celebrated in Gran...

Election Results: States To Watch

NY Times/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Pundits and pollsters may be trying to take all the fun out of Election Day. So many have predicted a lopsided victory for Senator Barack Obama over S...

The Next First Family Of The United States

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

"I am the son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas. I was raised with the help of a white grandfather who survived a Depression to ...