Electors officially elect Barack Obama

Presidential lectors gathering in state capitols across the country have formally elected Barack Obama with more than the required 270 electoral votes needed to win, according to a tally by The Associated Press. Obama takes office Jan. 20, becoming the nation's first black president.



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Electors gather to formally elect Barack Obama as the country's 44th president, in a largely ceremonial procedure. AP RICHMOND, Va.
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