Barack Obama Wins U.S. Presidential Elections

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U.S. Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday claimed victory in the U.S. presidential election, saying "change has come to America."

Addressing about 150,000 supporters at his election night party at Grant Park in downtown Chicago, Illinois, Obama congratulated his Republican rival John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin for their achievements in the presidential campaign. Obama expressed his wish to work with the two to renew the country's promise.

He also praised his campaign team as one of the best in history and thanked his family, including his grandmother who passed away on Monday, for their support during the presidential campaign.

"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer," Obama said.

Obama also mentioned that the road ahead would be long and hard with many challenges waiting to be tackled.

"We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you -- we as a people will get there," Obama said.

Shortly after McCain conceded defeated, President George W. Bush called Obama to congratulate him.

Projections showed that Obama won a landslide victory with at least 338 electoral votes while McCain only got 156 votes. Under the U.S. election system, a candidate needs 270 electoral votes to capture the White House.

Obama, a 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois, made history by becoming the first African-American president-elect of the United States.

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奥巴马当选下届美国总统
国际在线综合报道：美国各大电视网公布的初步统计结果显示，美国民主党总统候选人奥巴马在4日举行的总统选举中击败共和党对手麦凯恩，当选第56届美国总统。他将成为美国历史上首位非洲裔总统。

奥巴马在芝加哥发表讲话，感谢自己的家庭和竞选团队，并对对手麦凯恩表示敬意。
 
此前，麦凯恩已致电奥巴马，祝贺他当选总统并承认自己失败。美国总统布什也打电话祝贺奥巴马当选。根据程序，奥巴马将在明年1月20日正式宣誓就职。

当天，法国总统萨科齐致信奥巴马，对他当选美国总统表示“最热烈的”祝贺。韩国青瓦台总统府发表声明说，韩国总统李明博已向奥巴马和其竞选伙伴拜登发去贺信，表示希望进一步发展韩美双边关系。

另据美国媒体最新统计，根据已经公布的选举结果，民主党在总共100席的国会参议院的议席数已至少增至56席；在总共435个席位的国会众议院选举中，也已至少获得235席。

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