Obama Victory Speech

Yearning for Unity: Songs From the Choir

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Judith Rich

Barack Obama accepted his landslide win last Tuesday, not as the conquering victor filled with hubris, but rather as a humbled, public servant.

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"Support I Have Yet to Earn": Obama's Victory Speech

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

Barack Obama was in the No-Gloat Zone. For his very first speech as president-elect... Obama crafted a message with much of the scope and power of an inaugural address.

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Reliving the Grant Park Election Night Countdown (VIDEO)

Mike Doyle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Doyle

Drawn from the YouTube feeds of five fellow Grant Park revelers, here is how we who were down there experienced the moment when America changed forever.

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Kennedy, King and Now Obama

Peter J Burns | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter J Burns

At Grant Park Obama reminded us of both Martin Luther King, Jr., and John F. Kennedy. I saw Dr. King's Dream come true on that stage. And Kennedy's vision was apparent in Obama's challenge to us. Kennedy and King never promised us a hand out. They promised us a fair shake.

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Obama at Election Night Rally: "Out of Many, We Are One"

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Esther J. Cepeda

The first Black President of the United States strode out onto the stage in front of a hushed press and an alternately roaring and quietly awestruck crowd it hit me that it was for real - all the believers actually succeeded in believing this Presidency into being.

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President Obama: Election Night Celebration (SLIDESHOWS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Slideshow of President-Elect Obama with his family On Election Night: More Photos of the Obamas and Bidens celebrating on Election Night: ...

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Connecting Some Dots

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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I can't help but see a sutble connection between this: "To those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote, but I hear...

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Obama's Springfield Connection: 'Whatever He Says You Can Take To the Bank'

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

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Karen Dalton-Beninato

Now that Illinois is offering a second President to the United States, it seemed fitting to spend the night watching Senator Barack Obama with the Democratic County Chair in Springfield.

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The Next First Family Of The United States

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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"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 ...

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Obama Victory Speech - VIDEO, TEXT

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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

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Obama's Nomination Victory Speech In St. Paul

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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POST-ELECTION DAY UPDATES: WATCH, READ: President-Elect Obama's General Election Victory Speech In Grant Park Remarks of Senator Barack Obama...

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William Kristol Advises Obama On Iraq

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Usually, William Kristol deploys his New York Times column to try and provide John McCain with some extra intellectual firepower. But today he leaps into the breach to assist Obama. Or so he would have it.

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Obama Speech: 'This Is Our Moment'

AP | TOM RAUM and NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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***Scroll Down For Video Excerpts And Full Speech*** ST. PAUL, Minn. — Before a crowd of cheering thousands, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois laid...

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Supporters Respond to Obama's Message of Unity and Change

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLUMBIA, SC--It wasn't just Obama talking about unity and change tonight. Supporters that filled the Columbia convention center--as well those who w...

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Networks Interrupt Clinton Speech For Obama

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Hillary Clinton began giving a speech on Tuesday night shortly after Wisconsin's results came in. But within minutes, Sen. Barack Obama appeared ...

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