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REACTION TO THE ELECTION OF BARACK OBAMA
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Democrat Barack Obama won an extraordinary two-year struggle for the White House, beating Republican John McCain to become the first black president in US history.
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'We know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime - two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.' said Obama as he acknowledged the win. Can the president-elect meet the expectations of the millions who voted him in? Radio Foyle has been sampling a few opinions.
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Family celebrations for the inauguration of President Barack Obama ranged from Moneygall in County Offally to Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington. Mark spoke to Ollie Hays in Hays Pub in Moneygall, and also to one of the new president's relations, Henry Healy. |
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Two Americans in exile, teacher, Chris Scholes, and computer lecturer, Ted Leath, had mixed views on Obama's election, as they told Gerry Bradley on the Morning Programme. |
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Derry woman, Mona Lestrade, has lived in New Orleans for much of her life. She was delighted at the outcome. |
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The Black Panthers visited Derry as the US election came to a conclusion. And they spoke to Sarah Brett from the newsroom. |
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