Wednesday, November 5, 2008

LatAm newspapers highlight Obama’s victory

Last night’s historical presidential election win by Barack Obama has become the top headline in newspapers worldwide. Latin America was certainly not an exception to this according to the following headlines in today’s online editions:
  • Diario Granma (Cuba) – Obama to the White House
  • El Heraldo (Honduras)- Barack Obama represents generational shift
  • El Mercurio (Chile) - Obama becomes first president of color in U.S.
  • El Mundo (El Salvador) – An “improbable” voyage into U.S. history
  • El Tiempo (Colombia)- “Change has come to the United States” declares Obama in first speech as president-elect
  • Folha da Sao Paulo (Brazil) – Obama becomes first black U.S. president in voting that changed electoral map
  • Milenio (Mexico)- And Obama steamrolled
Image: Clarin (Headlines in several international dailies on Obama’s presidential win)
Sources- See above

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