IL-Hamdu-lelah

IL-Hamdu-lelah/Thanks to God!

Barack Obama is the President Elect of the United States of America! And Joe Biden is the Vice President Elect of the United States of America.

I have a report of spontaneous car horn honking and cheering in the State of Washington. People are gathered to rejoice outside the gates of the White House in Washington, D.C. People are gathered to rejoice in Times Square in New York.

And, I think it's beyond cool that the little Obama girls get a puppy!

Here's a bit from the press in this region on the events of the last 6 hours:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/uselections/inside.asp?xfile=/data/uselection/2008/November/uselection_November156.xml#

http://www.gulfnews.com/world/U.S._Election/10257116.html

http://www.gulfnews.com/world/U.S._Election/10256952.html

http://www.gulfnews.com/world/U.S._Election/10257082.html

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=116121&d=5&m=11&y=2008

This last article I thought was the most interesting.
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2008110521193

Yaani Ayh?/What does this mean? It means that the world sighs and waits with hopeful hearts.

Here is an article in the New York Times reflecting on 'the international community':
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/05/us/politics/05global.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss

Peace.