Obama Maks History.docVIP

Pre-reading Questions What are the two major political parties in the United States? How much do you know about presidential elections in the U. S.? Obama Makes History By Robert Barnes and Michael D. Shear Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, November 5, 2008; 12:01 PM Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was elected the nations 44th president yesterday, riding a reformist message of change and an inspirational exhortation of hope to become the first African American to ascend to the White House. Obama, 47, the son of a Kenyan father and a white mother from Kansas, led a tide of Democratic vi