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(NYT97) ALBANY, Ga. -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-BLACKS-VOTE-JOURNEY -- Residents of Albany, Ga., line up inside the Dr. James E. Grant Family Center waitin...

(NYT98) ALBANY, Ga. -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-BLACKS-VOTE-JOURNEY-2 -- Daisy Newsome, 103, with a Bible at her home in Albany, Ga., Oct. 31, 2008. News...

(NYT99) ALBANY, Ga. -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-BLACKS-VOTE-JOURNEY-3 -- Ruth Harris casts her vote inside Carver's Gym in Albany, Ga., November 4, 2008....

(NYT139) RALEIGH, N.C. -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-NC-HAGAN -- Democratic Senate candidate Kay Hagan greets voters near a polling place in Raleigh, N.C., o...

(NYT127) CHICAGO-- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-11 -- Supporters of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) cheer the news that their candidate is projected to win Pe...

(NYT95) CHICAGO-- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-8 -- Campaign workers clean the bulletproof glass to be set up at the podium as preparations continue for...

(NYT96) CHICAGO-- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-9 -- Campaign workers clean the bulletproof glass to be set up at the podium as preparations continue for...

(NYT100) LOS ANGELES -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-VOTING-35 -- Voters cast their ballots at a polling place in the Mt. Carmel Senior Center in South Los Ang...

(NYT104) NELSONVILLE, Ohio -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-VOTING-39 -- Children in tow, mothers cast their ballots at a polling place in Nelsonville, Ohio, on...

(NYT105) LAS VEGAS -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-VOTING-40 -- Voters cast their ballots at a polling place in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Americans w...

(NYT106) OAKLAND, Calif. -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-VOTING-41 -- First time voter Arireisea Adanandus, 21, checks in to cast her ballot at a polling place...

(NYT107) SAN FRANCISCO -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-VOTING-42 -- Voters line up to cast their ballots at a polling place in a coffee shop in San Francisco o...

(NYT108) SAN FRANCISCO -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-VOTING-43 -- A voter fills out his ballot at a polling place in a laundromat in San Francisco on Electio...

(NYT109) SAN FRANCISCO -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-VOTING-44 -- Voters line up at a polling place in San Francisco early Tuesday morning, Nov. 4, 2008. Am...

(NYT110) CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-VOTING-45 -- Voters fill out their ballots at a polling place in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Election...

(NYT111) CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-VOTING-46 -- First-time voter Connor Balin, 19, fills out his ballot at a polling place in Cleveland,...

(NYT113) ATHENS, Ohio -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-VOTING-48 -- From left, James Pointdexter, 19; Trinity Brady, 18; and Connor Sweeney, 18, urge drivers in...

(NYT114) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-VOTING-49 -- At Coffman Union on the University of Minnesota campus, in Minneapolis, 478 students h...

(NYT115) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-VOTING-50 -- First-time voter Parisa Rahimi, 20, of Minneapolis, cast her ballot for Sen. Barack Ob...

(NYT138) CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-VOTING-55 -- Voters cast their ballots at a polling place in St. Martin DePorres High School in Clevel...

(NYT128) NEW YORK -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-VOTING-REACT -- Ruth Lowe-Tuitt, of the borough of the Bronx, N.Y., reacts as state presidential winner predi...

(NYT164) PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-MCCAIN-12 -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) tries to quiet the crowd as he concedes defeat in Phoenix, Ariz...

(NYT165) PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-MCCAIN-13 -- A supporter of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) glumly watches election returns in Phoenix, Ariz...

(NYT166) PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-MCCAIN-14 -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) concedes to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in Phoenix, Ariz., on Tu...

(NYT167) PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-MCCAIN-15 -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) concedes to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in Phoenix, Ariz., on Tu...

(NYT168) PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-MCCAIN-16 -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) concedes to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in Phoenix, Ariz., on Tu...

(NYT177) PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-MCCAIN-17 -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and his wife, Cindy, right, bid farewell to his supporters afte...

(NYT180) PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-MCCAIN-18 -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) bids farewell to supporters after he conceded to President-elec...

(NYT181) PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-MCCAIN-19 -- Supporters of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) react in Phoenix, Ariz., after learning the Sen....

(NYT143) CHICAGO -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-13 -- Twanda Miller, 39, and her daughter Alexandria Graham, 12, both of Glenwwood, Ill., watch the fest...

(NYT144) CHICAGO -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-14 -- Obama supporter Maurice Vortes, 28, of Chicago, watches as the crowd gathers in Grant Park in Chic...

(NYT145) CHICAGO -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-15 -- Supporters of Sen. Barack Obama head to the planned victory celebration in Grant Park in Chicago o...

(NYT158) CHICAGO-- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-18 -- Supporters of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) gathered in Chicago's Grant Park cheer the news that their...

(NYT169) CHICAGO -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-19 -- Supporters gathered in Grant Park in Chicago cheer and weep over the news that Sen. Barack Obama (...

(NYT170) CHICAGO -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-20 -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson, center, joins supporters of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in Chicago's Grant...

(NYT171) CHICAGO-- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-21 -- President-elect Barack Obama is joined by his wife, Michelle, and daughters Sasha, second from left...

(NYT172) CHICAGO -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-22 -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson is overcome with emotion as he joins supporters of Sen. Barack Obama in Chi...

(NYT173) CHICAGO -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-23 -- President-elect Barack Obama is cheered by jubilant supporters in Chicago's Grant Park on Tuesday...

(NYT174) CHICAGO -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-24 -- President-elect Barack Obama is joined by his family as he takes the stage for a victory celebrati...

(NYT175) CHICAGO -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-25 -- President-elect Barack Obama speaks at a victory celebration in Chicago's Grant Park on Tuesday ni...

(NYT176) CHICAGO -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-26 -- President-elect Barack Obama is joined by his family -- from left, daughters Sasha and Malia and w...

(NYT179) CHICAGO -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-27 -- A supporter of Sen. Barack Obama can't contain her excitement as she celebrates his victory in the...

(NYT182) CHICAGO-- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-28 -- From left, President-elect Barack Obama and his running mate, Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), are cheered...

(NYT183) CHICAGO -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-29 -- President-elect BarackObama pauses while speaking at a victory celebration in Chicago's Grant Park...

(NYT184) CHICAGO-- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-30 -- President-elect Barack Obama, left, is joined onstage by his running mate, Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.),...

(NYT185) CHICAGO -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-OBAMA-31 -- President-elect Barack Obama is cheered by jubilant supporters in Chicago's Grant Park on Tuesday...

(NYT147) SILVER SPRING, Md. -- November 4, 2008 -- ELN-VOTING-VOICES-10 -- Ronald Hopson, a 53-year-old Obama voter from Silver Spring, Md., with his...

(NYT131) COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-VOTING-VOICES-3 -- Maria Mangione, 21, a Mccain voter, at the University of Maryland, in College Par...

(NYT132) CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-VOTING-VOICES-4 -- Keith Tehee, 27, and his daughter Allison, at The United Methodist Church in Charle...

(NYT133) PHILADELPHIA -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- ELN-VOTING-VOICES-5 -- Anne Koszalka, 44, left, and her boyfriend Alexis Pereira, 37, of South Philadelphia,...