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LONDON - A world made weary by war, recession, joblessness and fear shed its collective burden Tuesday to celebrate the arrival of a new American president. Bulls and goats were slaughtered for feasts in Kenya and caterers prepped for black-tie balls in the capitals of Europe.
From Kenya and Indonesia, where Barack Obama has family ties, to Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America, Obama represented a volcanic explosion of hope for better days ahead.See the full content of this document
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Worldwide Hopes Soaring for Obama
The ascendancy of the first African-American to the presidency of the United States was heralded as marking a new era of tolerance and possibility.
It was a reflection of Obama's sprawling, complex family tree that villages in pl...See the full content of this document
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