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Life as president-elect
President-elect Barack Obama announces Mary Schapiro, left, to be his choice for chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, middle, to head the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, and Dan Tarullo, to head the Federal Reserve Board of Governors at a news conference at the Drake Hotel in Chicago. (Tribune photo by José M. Osorio)
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Election 2008: Around the world
Guests of a US election party at the 'Wahlkreis' bar in Berlin watch election reports. Americans abroad gathered all over the world to observe their historic election, with front-running Democrat Barack Obama defeating Republican John McCain. (Photo by BARBARA SAX/AFP/Getty Images)