Scenes from election night
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Supporters cheer at the end of President Barack Obama remarks during an election night party, early Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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A news dealer straightens his papers on New York's Upper West Side, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. President Barack Obama won Ohio, Wisconsin, Virginia, Iowa, New Hampshire, Colorado and Nevada, seven of the nine battleground states, Romney captured only North Carolina. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Indian students react in front of photographers next to a cardboard cutout of President Barack Obama after he was projected as the winner of the U.S. presidential election during an event organized by the U.S. Embassy at the landmark Imperial Hotel in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Obama captured a second White House term, blunting a mighty challenge by Republican Mitt Romney as Americans voted for a leader they knew over a wealthy businessman they did not. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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Lauren Snead, right, hugs her partner Katy Jayne, left, as they celebrate the legalization of same-sex marriage Tuesday Nov. 6, 2012 in Portland, Maine. Snead and Jayne plan to marry in the near future. (AP Photo/Joel Page)
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Two men dance as they stand on a car during a street celebration of early election returns favoring Washington state Referendum 74, which would legalize gay marriage, during a large impromptu street gathering in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. The re-election of President Barack Obama and Referendum 74 drew the most supporters to the streets. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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A supporter cries as President Barack Obama speaks during an election night party, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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A large crowd of people celebrates at the conclusion of the presidential election in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. The re-election of President Barack Obama and Washington state's referendum 74, which would legalize gay marriage, drew the most supporters to the streets. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Volunteer Tyller Williamson, right, hugs Barbara Koh, Organizing for America California San Francisco department office manager, after projected returns of the presidential race were announced at the OFACSF Obama campaign volunteer office in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Volunteer Anna Abramson, right, hugs her partner Ashley Hanson after listening to President Obama's speech at an election night rally at the Organizing for America California-San Francisco Obama campaign volunteer office in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Supporters watch a broadcast of President Barack Obama's victory speech following Election Day, early Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at the State of Illinois Building in downtown Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Cherney)
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A crowd listens to a broadcast of President Barack Obama's victory speech Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, including Sheridan Williams, center, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)
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A supporter cries as President Barack Obama speaks during an election night party, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)







































