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Obama wins easilyPublished 11/05/08
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - His name etched in history as America's first black president-elect, Barack Obama turned today from victory's jubilation to the sobering challenge of leading a nation in crisis.
AP photoPresident-elect Barack Obama on stage during his election night part at Grant Park in Chicago. Kratovil supporters react at Fisherman's Crab Deck to Obama's projected win.
Images from Annapolis, Grasonville and Illinois tell the story of Barack Obama's victory and Frank Kratovil's long wait without a decision.
The 44th president-in-waiting kept a low profile while Americans and the world took in the enormity of the election. "The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep," Mr. Obama told a victory rally of 125,000 people jammed into Chicago's Grant Park. Young and charismatic but with little experience on the national level or as an executive, Mr. Obama easily defeated Republican John McCain,...
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