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"The Fourth Republic":

"The election of Barack Obama to the presidency may signal more than the end of an era of Republican presidential dominance and conservative ideology. It may mark the beginning of a Fourth Republic of the United States." -- Michael Lind

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/11/07/fourth_republic/

posted by Natalie at 5:51 PM

 

Obama:

"[Obama] won because at a very dangerous moment in the life of a still young country, more people than have ever spoken before came together to try to save it. And that was a victory all its own." -- Nancy Gibbs

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1856914,00.html

posted by Natalie at 5:58 AM

 

Happy Days Are Here Again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SESr9D5Gd7A
posted by Natalie at 10:24 PM