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Watching America Vote
World reacts to Obama’s victory
From the U.S. president-elect’s ancestral homes in Kenya and Ireland to his namesake town in Japan, election fever grips the globe.   Full story
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Germans hail Obama's ‘historic’ victory
For Israelis ‘The Winner Takes All’
Pakistanis have little faith in Obama 'change'
Cubans hope Obama's win means ‘better times ahead’
Jordanians cheer end of Bush era
Obama's former school in Jakarta cheers his win
For Egyptians ‘It's a new beginning’
Japan’s hula dancers celebrate Obama victory
Obama: An ‘opportunity and a test’ for Iran
Afghans hope ‘Obama will help us’
Obama gets China's youth vote
Iraqis to Obama: We need ‘change,’ too
Obama's win eclipses national news in Britain
Rest of world to U.S.: We have a stake, too
Vote, discuss: Should U.S. care about world opinion?
Air of anticipation in Kenya
Palestinians wary of election, but hopeful
McCain has edge among U.S. voters in Israel
Election hits home near U.S. base in Britain
Mexicans eye U.S. election - and economy
Iran captivated by U.S. election
Germans hoping to get past ‘Bush-fatigue’
South Africans weigh in on U.S. election
For Cubans, U.S. election issue is the embargo
Vietnamese back ‘friend of Hanoi’
Israelis looking for stronger U.S. leadership
Egyptians looking for 'good side' of America
India asks what election means for 'back office'
Philippines eye ‘election of the century’
Iraqis say vote smells of 'honey promises'
U.S. election is 'entertaining' for Chinese
For Poles, the election is personal
In Russia, Obama beats McCain



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