Thursday, November 6, 2008
11:01 AM
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - US President George W. Bush on Wednesday publicly congratulated Barack Obama on his historic victory and vowed "complete cooperation" as the first black US president moves into the White House.
"Last night, I had a warm conversation with president-elect Barack Obama. I congratulated him and Senator (Joe) Biden on their impressive victory," Bush said in his first public remarks on the election.
"I told the president-elect he can count on complete cooperation from my administration as he makes the transition to the White House," said the outgoing president, whose second four-year term ends January 20.
Bush also said he and First Lady Laura Bush had invited Obama and wife Michelle Obama to come to the presidential mansion, "and Laura and I are looking forward to welcoming them as soon as possible."
Bush, whose vast unpopularity weighed down fellow Republican and chosen successor John McCain's campaign, said he had also spoken to the defeated Arizona senator.
"I congratulated him on a determined campaign that he and Governor Palin ran," he said, referring to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who would have been the first woman vice president.
"The American people will always be grateful for the lifetime of service John McCain has devoted to this nation. And I know he'll continue to make tremendous contributions to our country," said Bush.
He also left little doubt about the president-elect's say in charting the nation's course over the next 76 days, saying he would keep Obama "fully informed on important decisions."
But "there's important work to do in the months ahead, and I will continue to conduct the people's business as long as this office remains in my trust," said Bush.
Eight years after campaigning on a pledge to be "a uniter not a divider," Bush was to leave a politically polarized country in which nine out of ten citizens worry the nation is on the wrong course but disagree what to do.
"No matter how they cast their ballots, all Americans can be proud of the history that was made yesterday," said the president, who underlined the historic nature of the choice made at the polls a day earlier.
"Many of our citizens thought they would never live to see that day. This moment is especially uplifting for a generation of Americans who witnessed the struggle for civil rights with their own eyes -- and four decades later see dream fulfilled," he said.
"A long campaign has now ended, and we move forward as one nation. We're embarking on a period of change in Washington, yet there are some things that will not change," he said.
"The United States government will stay vigilant in meeting its most important responsibility -- protecting the American people. And the world can be certain this commitment will remain steadfast under our next Commander-in-Chief," Bush said in his three-minute statement.
"And when the time comes on January the 20th, Laura and I will return home to Texas with treasured memories of our time here -- and with profound gratitude for the honor of serving this amazing country."
10:55 AM
SINGAPORE : Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has congratulated US president—elect Barack Obama and his running mate Joseph Biden on their decisive victory, after a long, hard battle.
Mr Lee said the world needed strong US leadership to overcome the deepening economic crisis and conclude the Doha Round of trade negotiations.
He noted other challenges ahead for the US president, including achieving an international agreement on climate change and defeating terrorism.
Mr Lee also encouraged Mr Obama to forge strong ties with ASEAN, as it could help the US keep the peace in the Asia Pacific.
Mr Lee said he looks forward to welcoming Mr Obama when Singapore hosts the APEC Leaders Meeting next year.
In a separate letter to Senator Biden, Mr Lee said he admired Mr Biden’s spirited campaign and was moved by his personal story of overcoming adversity.
Mr Lee said Mr Biden’s experience as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee put him in a unique position to exercise leadership and help chart the way forward.
He noted that that both Singapore and the US enjoyed excellent relations and shared common perspectives on many international issues.
Mr Lee said he looks forward to working with Mr Biden and Mr Obama.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
12:42 PM
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama was elected the nation's first black president Tuesday night in a historic triumph that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself.
The son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, the Democratic senator from Illinois sealed his victory by defeating Republican Sen. John McCain in a string of wins in hard-fought battleground states — Ohio, Florida, Virginia and Iowa.
A huge crowd in Grant Park in Chicago erupted in jubilation at the news of Obama's victory. Some wept.
McCain called his former rival to concede defeat — and the end of his own 10-year quest for the White House. "The American people have spoken, and spoken clearly," McCain told disappointed supporters in Arizona.
Obama and his running mate, Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths of office as president and vice president on Jan. 20, 2009.
As the 44th president, Obama will move into the Oval Office as leader of a country that is almost certainly in recession, and fighting two long wars, one in Iraq, the other in Afghanistan.
The popular vote was close, but not the count in the Electoral College, where it mattered most.
There, Obama's audacious decision to contest McCain in states that hadn't gone Democratic in years paid rich dividends.
Obama has said his first order of presidential business will be to tackle the economy. He has also pledged to withdraw most U.S. combat troops from Iraq within 16 months.
Fellow Democrats rode his coattails to larger majorities in both houses of Congress. They defeated incumbent Republicans and won open seats by turn.
The 47-year-old Illinois senator was little known just four years ago. A widely praised speech at the Democratic National Convention, delivered when he was merely a candidate for the Senate, changed that.
Overnight he became a sought-after surrogate campaigner, and he had scarcely settled into his Senate seat when he began preparing for his run for the White House.
A survey of voters leaving polling places on Tuesday showed the economy was by far the top Election Day issue. Six in 10 voters said so, and none of the other top issues — energy, Iraq, terrorism and health care — was picked by more than one in 10.
"May God bless whoever wins tonight," President Bush told dinner guests at the White House, where his tenure runs out on Jan. 20.
The Democratic leaders of Congress celebrated in Washington.
"It is not a mandate for a party or ideology but a mandate for change," said Senate Majority leader Harry Reid of Nevada.
Said Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California: "Tonight the American people have called for a new direction. They have called for change in America."
Shortly after 11 p.m. in the East, The Associated Press count showed Obama with 338 electoral vote, well over the 270 needed for victory. McCain had 127 after winning states that comprised the normal Republican base.
The nationwide popular vote was remarkably close. Totals from 58 percent of the nation's precincts showed Obama with 51 percent and McCain with 47.9.
Interviews with voters suggested that almost six in 10 women were backing Obama nationwide, while men leaned his way by a narrow margin. Just over half of whites supported McCain, giving him a slim advantage in a group that Bush carried overwhelmingly in 2004.
The results of the AP survey were based on a preliminary partial sample of nearly 10,000 voters in Election Day polls and in telephone interviews over the past week for early voters.
Democrats also acclaimed Senate successes by former Gov. Mark Warner in Virginia, Rep. Tom Udall in New Mexico and Rep. Mark Udall in Colorado. All won seats left open by Republican retirements.
In New Hampshire, former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen defeated Republican Sen. John Sununu in a rematch of their 2002 race, and Sen. Elizabeth Dole fell to Democrat Kay Hagan in North Carolina.
Democrats also looked for gains in the House. They found their first in Florida, defeating Rep. Tom Feeney, and another in Connecticut, where 22-year veteran Chris Shays was swept away by the Democratic tide.
The resurgent Democrats also elected a governor in one of the nation's traditional bellwether states when Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon won his race.
12:41 PM
WASHINGTON, (AFP) - - Americans elected Democrat Barack Obama as their first black president, handing him an historic victory over Republican John McCain, television networks projected.
Obama, 47, will be inaugurated the 44th US president on January 20, 2009, and inherit an economy mired in the worst financial crisis since the 1930s, two wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and a nuclear showdown with Iran.
Television networks projected his victory over Republican John McCain after Senator Obama solidified traditional Democratic states and cut deep into the Republican territory which his rival needed to control to win the White House.
Obama's historic inauguration will complete a stunning ascent to the pinnacle of US and global politics from national obscurity just four years ago and close an eight year era of turbulence under President George W. Bush.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
11:01 AM
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - US President George W. Bush on Wednesday publicly congratulated Barack Obama on his historic victory and vowed "complete cooperation" as the first black US president moves into the White House.
"Last night, I had a warm conversation with president-elect Barack Obama. I congratulated him and Senator (Joe) Biden on their impressive victory," Bush said in his first public remarks on the election.
"I told the president-elect he can count on complete cooperation from my administration as he makes the transition to the White House," said the outgoing president, whose second four-year term ends January 20.
Bush also said he and First Lady Laura Bush had invited Obama and wife Michelle Obama to come to the presidential mansion, "and Laura and I are looking forward to welcoming them as soon as possible."
Bush, whose vast unpopularity weighed down fellow Republican and chosen successor John McCain's campaign, said he had also spoken to the defeated Arizona senator.
"I congratulated him on a determined campaign that he and Governor Palin ran," he said, referring to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who would have been the first woman vice president.
"The American people will always be grateful for the lifetime of service John McCain has devoted to this nation. And I know he'll continue to make tremendous contributions to our country," said Bush.
He also left little doubt about the president-elect's say in charting the nation's course over the next 76 days, saying he would keep Obama "fully informed on important decisions."
But "there's important work to do in the months ahead, and I will continue to conduct the people's business as long as this office remains in my trust," said Bush.
Eight years after campaigning on a pledge to be "a uniter not a divider," Bush was to leave a politically polarized country in which nine out of ten citizens worry the nation is on the wrong course but disagree what to do.
"No matter how they cast their ballots, all Americans can be proud of the history that was made yesterday," said the president, who underlined the historic nature of the choice made at the polls a day earlier.
"Many of our citizens thought they would never live to see that day. This moment is especially uplifting for a generation of Americans who witnessed the struggle for civil rights with their own eyes -- and four decades later see dream fulfilled," he said.
"A long campaign has now ended, and we move forward as one nation. We're embarking on a period of change in Washington, yet there are some things that will not change," he said.
"The United States government will stay vigilant in meeting its most important responsibility -- protecting the American people. And the world can be certain this commitment will remain steadfast under our next Commander-in-Chief," Bush said in his three-minute statement.
"And when the time comes on January the 20th, Laura and I will return home to Texas with treasured memories of our time here -- and with profound gratitude for the honor of serving this amazing country."
10:55 AM
SINGAPORE : Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has congratulated US president—elect Barack Obama and his running mate Joseph Biden on their decisive victory, after a long, hard battle.
Mr Lee said the world needed strong US leadership to overcome the deepening economic crisis and conclude the Doha Round of trade negotiations.
He noted other challenges ahead for the US president, including achieving an international agreement on climate change and defeating terrorism.
Mr Lee also encouraged Mr Obama to forge strong ties with ASEAN, as it could help the US keep the peace in the Asia Pacific.
Mr Lee said he looks forward to welcoming Mr Obama when Singapore hosts the APEC Leaders Meeting next year.
In a separate letter to Senator Biden, Mr Lee said he admired Mr Biden’s spirited campaign and was moved by his personal story of overcoming adversity.
Mr Lee said Mr Biden’s experience as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee put him in a unique position to exercise leadership and help chart the way forward.
He noted that that both Singapore and the US enjoyed excellent relations and shared common perspectives on many international issues.
Mr Lee said he looks forward to working with Mr Biden and Mr Obama.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
12:42 PM
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama was elected the nation's first black president Tuesday night in a historic triumph that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself.
The son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, the Democratic senator from Illinois sealed his victory by defeating Republican Sen. John McCain in a string of wins in hard-fought battleground states — Ohio, Florida, Virginia and Iowa.
A huge crowd in Grant Park in Chicago erupted in jubilation at the news of Obama's victory. Some wept.
McCain called his former rival to concede defeat — and the end of his own 10-year quest for the White House. "The American people have spoken, and spoken clearly," McCain told disappointed supporters in Arizona.
Obama and his running mate, Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths of office as president and vice president on Jan. 20, 2009.
As the 44th president, Obama will move into the Oval Office as leader of a country that is almost certainly in recession, and fighting two long wars, one in Iraq, the other in Afghanistan.
The popular vote was close, but not the count in the Electoral College, where it mattered most.
There, Obama's audacious decision to contest McCain in states that hadn't gone Democratic in years paid rich dividends.
Obama has said his first order of presidential business will be to tackle the economy. He has also pledged to withdraw most U.S. combat troops from Iraq within 16 months.
Fellow Democrats rode his coattails to larger majorities in both houses of Congress. They defeated incumbent Republicans and won open seats by turn.
The 47-year-old Illinois senator was little known just four years ago. A widely praised speech at the Democratic National Convention, delivered when he was merely a candidate for the Senate, changed that.
Overnight he became a sought-after surrogate campaigner, and he had scarcely settled into his Senate seat when he began preparing for his run for the White House.
A survey of voters leaving polling places on Tuesday showed the economy was by far the top Election Day issue. Six in 10 voters said so, and none of the other top issues — energy, Iraq, terrorism and health care — was picked by more than one in 10.
"May God bless whoever wins tonight," President Bush told dinner guests at the White House, where his tenure runs out on Jan. 20.
The Democratic leaders of Congress celebrated in Washington.
"It is not a mandate for a party or ideology but a mandate for change," said Senate Majority leader Harry Reid of Nevada.
Said Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California: "Tonight the American people have called for a new direction. They have called for change in America."
Shortly after 11 p.m. in the East, The Associated Press count showed Obama with 338 electoral vote, well over the 270 needed for victory. McCain had 127 after winning states that comprised the normal Republican base.
The nationwide popular vote was remarkably close. Totals from 58 percent of the nation's precincts showed Obama with 51 percent and McCain with 47.9.
Interviews with voters suggested that almost six in 10 women were backing Obama nationwide, while men leaned his way by a narrow margin. Just over half of whites supported McCain, giving him a slim advantage in a group that Bush carried overwhelmingly in 2004.
The results of the AP survey were based on a preliminary partial sample of nearly 10,000 voters in Election Day polls and in telephone interviews over the past week for early voters.
Democrats also acclaimed Senate successes by former Gov. Mark Warner in Virginia, Rep. Tom Udall in New Mexico and Rep. Mark Udall in Colorado. All won seats left open by Republican retirements.
In New Hampshire, former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen defeated Republican Sen. John Sununu in a rematch of their 2002 race, and Sen. Elizabeth Dole fell to Democrat Kay Hagan in North Carolina.
Democrats also looked for gains in the House. They found their first in Florida, defeating Rep. Tom Feeney, and another in Connecticut, where 22-year veteran Chris Shays was swept away by the Democratic tide.
The resurgent Democrats also elected a governor in one of the nation's traditional bellwether states when Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon won his race.
12:41 PM
WASHINGTON, (AFP) - - Americans elected Democrat Barack Obama as their first black president, handing him an historic victory over Republican John McCain, television networks projected.
Obama, 47, will be inaugurated the 44th US president on January 20, 2009, and inherit an economy mired in the worst financial crisis since the 1930s, two wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and a nuclear showdown with Iran.
Television networks projected his victory over Republican John McCain after Senator Obama solidified traditional Democratic states and cut deep into the Republican territory which his rival needed to control to win the White House.
Obama's historic inauguration will complete a stunning ascent to the pinnacle of US and global politics from national obscurity just four years ago and close an eight year era of turbulence under President George W. Bush.
ME!
I love to collect cars model,planes model,radio control car
FAVOURITE SOCCER TEAM:BRAZIL SOCCER AND MANCHESTER
RUNNING IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PAST TIME
I LOVE TO RUN IN MARATHON
I WANT TO CAPTURE EVERY MOMENT OF MY LIFE
Fans of athletes:United States:Tyson Gay- 100m World record holders,Jamaica:Usain bolt- 100m World record holders,United States:Powell-100m World Record Holders
ADDIDAS-IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING
NIKE-JUST DO IT!
Adore
-cherishes every moment in my life spent
-cherishes gift that peoples give me
-love Fighter AirPlanes model the most
-The AirForce (above all)
-Loves Addidas or Nike brand sports wear
-Want to get my a fighter plane model during my birthday next year
-Want to get a realistic army figure for my 2008 christmas present
Loathe
-hates teachers that are soooooooooo irritating who comes to school and scold people
-hates teachers who come to school just to earn money....example:.....nt to mention lolz
-Irritating and Immatured brats.
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DUN ASK SO MUCH!!!!!!!!
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WISH TO GET A NOKIA N SERIES PHONE
MORE $$$
WISH TO HAVE CLASS 5D AND 6D CLASS GATHERING
WISH TO JOIN THE YOUTH FLYING CLUB
WISH TO GET A CANON EOS CAMERA
WISH TO GO EXPRESS CLASS IN SEC 2
WISH TO COLLECT MORE MILLITARY FIGURES AND MODELS
WISH TO GET TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD (CLIMBING MOUNT EVEREST)
WISH CAN TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD
GET MORE MONEY TO BUY A VIDEO CAMERA
WAN TO TRAVEL TO THE NORTH POLE TO SEE WILELIFE
WAN TO GET INTO THE AIR FORCE WHEN I GROW UP
WISH TO GO AUSTRALIA
WISH TO GO TAIWAN
WISH TO GO JAPAN
WISH TO UNITED STATES AND THE CANADA
WISH TO GO AFRICA
WISH TO GO CHINA (YUNAN OR JIU ZHAI GOU)
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