World Reacts to Obama's Historic Win

The election of Barack Obama as the first black man in the White House unleashed a global tide of admiration, hopes for change, and even renewed love for the United States after years of dwindling good will during the Bush administration.

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This Story Obama Makes History Article \| Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was elected the nation's 44th president yesterday, riding a reformist message of change and an inspirational exhortation of hope to become the first African American to ascend to the White House. World Reacts to Obama's Historic Win U.S. Again Hailed as 'Country of Dreams' Half a World Away, Kenya Exults at U.S. Outcome U.S. Troops Too Busy for Vote Returns A Vote Decided by Big Turnout And Big Discontent With GOP With Obama Win, Elation and a Lingering Divide Reality Suspended, Until It Prevailed On a Day Like No Other, Obama Is Typically Serene PHOTOS: Election Day 2008 VIDEOS: Campaign 2008 Excerpts: McCain Speech HOW HE WON: Measured Response To Financial Crisis Sealed the Election Sporadic High-Tech High Jinks Don't Cast Outcome in Doubt Early Transition Decisions to Shape Obama Presidency The Bellwethers Biden Sees Vice President's Role as 'Adviser in Chief,' Aides Say McCain Asks His Backers to Get Behind Obama This Story U.S. Again Hailed as 'Country of Dreams' Article \| LONDON, Nov. 5 -- Through tears and whoops of joy, in celebrations that spilled onto the streets, people around the globe called Barack Obama's election Tuesday a victory for the world and a renewal of America's ability to inspire. Half a World Away, Kenya Exults at U.S. Outcome Transcript: PostGlobal: World Reactions to the U.S. Election Transcript: Books: Albright's ''Memo to the President' World Celebrates New U.S. President World Reacts to Obama's Historic Win Russia Gives Obama Brisk Warning U.S. Troops Too Busy for Vote Returns End Civilian Deaths, Karzai Tells Obama		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace del.icio.us NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this video		More on washingtonpost.com • More World News » washingtonpost.com
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