大統領選挙はBarack Obamaが勝ちました。各紙のタイトルを見ていると，アメリカや世界が，今日という日をどのように見ているのか，端的に表しているんだと思います。
NY Times
Obama Elected President as Racial Barrier Falls
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/05/us/politics/05elect.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
CNN
U.S. chooses 'change,' redraws electoral divide
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/05/election.president/index.html
Times
Obama's Victory Ushers in a New America
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1856649,00.html
BBC
Obama wins historic US election
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7709978.stm
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Obamaの勝利演説の出だしは，彼の率直な気持ちと，来年以降の仕事に対する意気込みが見えてくるようです。あえて訳さなくてもいいと思います。
ちなみに全文は，
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7710038.stm
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
