Tag: election

Democratic Senator Barack Obama has been elected the first black president of the United States.

"It's been a long time coming, but tonight... change has come to America," the president-elect told a jubilant crowd at a victory rally in Chicago.

His rival John McCain accepted defeat, saying "I deeply admire and commend" Mr Obama. He called on his supporters to lend the next president their goodwill.

The BBC's Justin Webb says the result will have a profound impact on the US.

Raw Video: Grand Junction:Protesters from a group called 'Democracy Direct' block Sarah Palin's motorcade in Grand Junction, Colorado.

With Wall Street crisis, McCain and Obama forced onto new proving ground