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Sat 10 Oct 2009Are the winds of change really blowing for Obama?
As the first anniversary of Obama’s election approaches, the US is in wait-and-see mode, with the euphoria surrounding his victory clouded by his perceived lack of progress on troops and on Guantánamo
ON THE EVENING of November 4th, 2008, television crews pre-positioned themselves in party headquarters to transmit standard election night fare. But the real story was in neighbourhoods across the country, as millions of Americans gathered in the streets to celebrate the election of Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States of America.
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