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  • Congress officially declares Obama next president

    01/08/2009 1:10:58 PM PST · by PilotDave · 99 replies · 3,245+ views
    AP ^ | 8 Jan 2009 | JIM ABRAMS
    WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama is officially the next president of the United States, Congress declared Thursday in fulfilling its centuries-old constitutional duty to certify and tally the electoral college vote from each state. Republicans joined Democrats in a standing ovation as Vice President Dick Cheney, in his role as speaker of the Senate, announced from the podium that Obama had achieved a majority of votes and would be the 44th president on Jan. 20.