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Change is the key word President Elect Obama capitalized on and Change won him the presidency at the most powerful nation on earth. The American public has been longing for this due to the many worsening problems the country was facing. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the global economic slowdown, the sub-prime lending market collapse and a country on the verge of recession. Many experts and analysts say the country has been in recession since December 2007 but the government tried and twisted all facts to deny that. After subsequent problems with the financial system, the credit sector and more, they simply had no chance but to officially declare the inevitable, “We are in an economic Recession”. Jobs were lost at the rate of thousands a day and it is expected to get worse as the year turns over.
President Obama has a lot against him entering a problematic financial system and with the whole world in a state of economic turmoil, he has a lot to work for. Change is inevitable, whether he makes a difference or not is for the American public to decide in the years to come in what would come down in history as his presidency.

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This is what Obama has to say after winning the election. He believes that America is ready for change. He is the first ever African-American to become the President of the United States. Obama had a significant lead over his leading contender, John McCain. But McCain promised to help out Obama in his work to lead the American people. He called Obama to congratulate him and offered him to a have a it down meeting so they could talk about how they could work together. Meanwhile, President Bush was ready at hand to congratulate Obama and invited the president elect to visit him in the White House as soon as it would be possible to do so. Bush assured Obama that he is about to begin the greatest journey of his life.

Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton, two senators with hopes of running for US President, are set to make history, no matter who wins. It’s either the United States gets a taste of being led by a first female president, or to be governed by the first black president to grace its Oval office. The presidential race is a symbol for new grounds, and with these two candidates, substantial change is sure to come to the most powerful country in the world and its citizens. In the end, the elections would not be about gender or color, the country and its people would ultimately decide who is most worthy to take the reigns of the United States.

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) — In their last face-to-face meeting before a crucial primary showdown in Pennsylvania, Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama went back and forth over recent campaign-trail controversies before staking out differences on taxes and the economy.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama face off Wednesday in their final meet-up before the Pennsylvania primary. In the end, both conceded their opponent is capable of defeating Republican John McCain for the presidency in November while maintaining they would have the best chance of the two. Media reports have said Clinton and her campaign have been quietly courting support, chiefly from Democratic superdelegates who could decide a close race at the party’s convention, by arguing that Obama is not electable. Obama said Clinton could win, too. He also said he would support the New York senator and former first lady if she is the Democratic nominee, although both candidates declined to say whether they would consider naming the other as a running mate

Senator Chris Dodd, a former Democratic presidential candidate, is calling to his fellow Democrats to support the presidential candidacy of Senator Barack Obama.

Sen. Dodd cautioned that a fiery battle between Democrats running for presidential nomination could possibly damage the Democratic Party. There is the danger of divisiveness; the candidates, the consultants, and the advisers.

Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton is on a very close fight for the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama is currently leading the fight for winning eleven times in a row. He has already gained 1, 327 delegates while Clinton has 1, 255.

Obama and Clinton will be having their next competition on March 4 in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont.