First black to gain presidency - Obama wins
Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, react as they Barack Obama was elected the nation's first black president tonight night in a historic triumph that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself.
The 47-year-old Democratic senator from Illinois sealed his victory by defeating Republican Sen. John McCain in a string of wins in hard-fought battleground states - Ohio, Florida, Virginia and Iowa.
A huge crowd thronged Grant Park in Chicago to cheer his improbable triumph and await his first public speech as president-elect.
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