A supporter of the US Democratic Party hopeful Barack Obama writes a number of electoral votes at the Foreign Correspondent Club of Cambodia (FCCC) in Phnom Penh on November 5, 2008. Americans elected Democrat Barack Obama as their first black president on November 5, in a transformational election which will reshape US politics and reposition the United States on the world stage. Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

A supporter of the US Democratic Party hopeful Barack Obama writes a number of electoral votes at the Foreign Correspondent Club of Cambodia (FCCC) in Phnom Penh on November 5, 2008. Americans elected Democrat Barack Obama as their first black president on November 5, in a transformational election which will reshape US politics and reposition the United States on the world stage.

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