75% of American Glad Bush’s term is over

Three out of Four of Americans those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey said they’re glad Bush is going; 23 percent indicated they’ll miss him. 28 percent rated Bush as the worst president ever. Only a third of those polled said they want Bush to remain active in public life after he leaves the White House. President-elect Obama is scheduled to be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States on January 20, 2009.

@ a glance : Somali president steps down

Somalia’s president has resigned after months of political infighting within the UN-backed transitional government. Full Story : Aljazeera.net….

Obama Becomes the First Black President

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Barack Obama has won. In January, Obama will be sworn in as the 44th–and first African-American–president of the United States.

Best Election Day ever

Americans flooded to the polling stations as election day finally dawned across the United States today. A record 29 million votes have been cast already and pollsters hope the final number should exceed 130 million. Election results will be updated on CNN Election site as soon as they are available.

Colin Powell backs Obama

US President George W Bush’s first Secretary of State, Colin Powell, has endorsed Democratic election candidate Barack Obama for the White House. “He has both style and substance. I think he is a transformational figure,” Powell said. “I come to the conclusion that because of his ability to inspire, because of the inclusive nature of his campaign, because he is reaching out all across America, because of who he is and his rhetorical abilities”, he further added. Mr Obama said his campaign had been endorsed by “a great soldier, a great statesman and a great American”.

Will Obama be safe?

As Barack Obama moves closer and closer to becoming America’s first black president worries about his safety increases among black Americans. There is, no sure answer whether he is at risk or not. But his supporters who see him as an inspiring, youthful advocate of change in the mold of Robert F. Kennedy, and they are mindful of Kennedy’s assassination just two months after King’s.