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msnbc.msn.com - 12/16/2008
It's official: Obama elected 44th president
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Presidential electors have formally elected Barack Obama the nation's 44th president.
news.yahoo.com - 12/16/2008
It's official: Barack Obama elected 44th president (AP)
— news.yahoo.com — AP - As 13 electors cast ballots Monday for the nation's first black president in the Confederacy's... old Capitol, Henry Marsh emotionally recalled the smartest man he ever knew — a waiter, who couldn't get a better job because of his race. (more) It's official: Barack Obama elected 44th president (AP)

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It's official: Barack Obama elected 44th president - NewsFlash
— oregonlive.com — RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As 13 electors cast ballots Monday for the nation's first black president in... the Confederacy's old Capitol, Henry Marsh emotionally recalled the smartest man he ever knew a waiter, who couldn't get a better job because of his ... (more) It's official: Barack Obama elected 44th president - ...

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Sound Politics:  Obama Elected President Today, December 15

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Obama Elected President Today, December 15
Sound Politics — Obama Elected President Today, December 15 Barack Obama was elected President today. Not one word on the CNN.com home page, though MSNBC and Fox News buried it on their home pages. Odd. You'd think the election of the President would be a big deal worth more than four column inches. Although, while it is a fact that Obama was elected President today, MSNBC incorrectly claims It's official . It does not become official until the vote is certified in Congress on January 6. Cross-posted on ...

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