The Day After Election Day
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Day After Election Day
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Indian sand artist Sudaran Pattnaik gives the final touches to his sand sculpture of re-elected US President Barack Obama at Golden Sea beach in Puri, about 65 kilometers from Bhubaneswar on November 7, 2012. US President Barack Obama swept to re-election Tuesday, making history by overcoming a slow economic recovery and the high unemployment which haunted his first term to beat Republican Mitt Romney. (credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Day After Election Day
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Indian artist Mahendra Jayantilal Kadia puts the final touches to a painting dedicated to US President Barack Obama in Ahmedabad on November 7, 2012. US President Barack Obama swept to re-election making history by overcoming a slow economic recovery and the high unemployment which haunted his first term to beat Republican Mitt Romney. (credit: SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Day After Election Day
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A butcher poses in front of the sign of his butchery named "Maison Blanche" (White House) and bearing a picture of Barack Obama in Port Bouet, a neighborhood in Abidjan on November 7, 2012 in celebration of the re-election of US President Barack Obama. President Barack Obama swept to a emphatic re-election win over Mitt Romney on November 6, 2012 forging new history by transcending a dragging economy and the stifling unemployment which haunted his first term. Sign reads "Welcome to the White House." (credit: SIA KAMBOU/AFP/Getty Images)
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Day After Election Day
A butcher washes the sign of his butchery named "Maison Blanche" (White House) and bearing a picture of Barack Obama in Port Bouet, a neighborhood in Abidjan on November 7, 2012 in celebration of the re-election of US President Barack Obama. President Barack Obama swept to a emphatic re-election win over Mitt Romney on November 6, 2012 forging new history by transcending a dragging economy and the stifling unemployment which haunted his first term. (credit: SIA KAMBOU/AFP/Getty Images)
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Day After Election Day
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A newspaper headlines US President Barack Obama's reelection on November 7, 2012 in Caracas. (credit: JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Day After Election Day
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Newspapers headline US President Barack Obama's reelection on November 7, 2012 in Caracas. (credit: JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Day After Election Day
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Supporters wait to catch a glimpse of US President Barack Obama's motorcade near his house in Chicago on November 7, 2012. Obama returns to Washington on Wednesday emboldened by his re-election but facing the daunting task of breaking down partisan gridlock in a bitterly divided Congress. Obama told Americans "the best is yet to come" after defying dark economic omens to handily defeat Mitt Romney, but his in-tray is already overflowing with unfulfilled first term wishes thwarted by blanket Republican opposition. (credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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Day After Election Day
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People wait to catch a glimpse of US President Barack Obama's motorcade near his house in Chicago on November 7, 2012. Obama returns to Washington on Wednesday emboldened by his re-election but facing the daunting task of breaking down partisan gridlock in a bitterly divided Congress. Obama told Americans "the best is yet to come" after defying dark economic omens to handily defeat Mitt Romney, but his in-tray is already overflowing with unfulfilled first term wishes thwarted by blanket Republican opposition. (credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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Day After Election Day
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People wait to catch a glimpse of US President Barack Obama's motorcade near his house in Chicago on November 7, 2012. Obama returns to Washington on Wednesday emboldened by his re-election but facing the daunting task of breaking down partisan gridlock in a bitterly divided Congress. Obama told Americans "the best is yet to come" after defying dark economic omens to handily defeat Mitt Romney, but his in-tray is already overflowing with unfulfilled first term wishes thwarted by blanket Republican opposition. (credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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Day After Election Day
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Ceramic figurines of US President Barack Obama and US Singer Bruce Springsteen called "caganers" are pictured during their presentation in Gerona on November 7, 2012. Statuettes of well-known people defecating are a strong Christmas tradition in Catalonia, dating back to the 18th century as Catalonians hide caganers in Christmas Nativity scenes and invite friends to find them. The figures symbolize fertilization, hope and prosperity for the coming year. (credit: LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Day After Election Day
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Indian painter Jagjot Singh Rubal gives final touches to a painting of re-elected US President Barack Obama, which he plans to mail to Obama as a gift, in Amritsar on November 7, 2012. US President Barack Obama swept to re-election Tuesday, making history by overcoming a slow economic recovery and the high unemployment which haunted his first term to beat Republican Mitt Romney. (credit: NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images)
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Day After Election Day
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Indian kitemaker Jagmohan Kanojia displays miniature kites adorned with images re-elected US President Barack Obama in Amritsar on November 7, 2012. US President Barack Obama swept to re-election Tuesday, making history by overcoming a slow economic recovery and the high unemployment which haunted his first term to beat Republican Mitt Romney. (credit: NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images)
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Day After Election Day
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An editor of the Suryakal Evening Gujarati Daily Press reads a copy of the newspaper - showing a front page photograph of US President Barack Obama after his re-election - off the printing press in Ahmedabad on November 7, 2012. Obama scored a decisive victory over Republican challenger Mitt Romney after a long, contentious and expensive election battle. (credit: SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Day After Election Day
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Photo of a computer screen showing Barack Obama's tweet on November 7, 2012 in Rome after his re-election as US president. Barack Obama brought his sophisticated social media campaign to an emotional climax, proclaiming his victory on Twitter and Facebook just as TV networks were breaking the news. The post was his most re-tweeted -- 472,000 shares in three hours -- according to Twitter's politics account @gov. It was also the most popular ever, topping a message from singer Justin Bieber, website BuzzFeed said. (credit: GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Day After Election Day
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US President Barack Obama waves as he disembarks from Air Force One followed by daughter Sasha at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on November 7, 2012. Obama returned to Washington emboldened by his re-election but facing the daunting task of breaking down partisan gridlock in a bitterly divided Congress. Obama told Americans "the best is yet to come" after defying dark economic omens to handily defeat Mitt Romney, but his in-tray is already overflowing with unfulfilled first term wishes thwarted by blanket Republican opposition. (credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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Day After Election Day
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US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Mali and Shasa borad Air Force One at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on November 7, 2012. Obama returns to Washington on Wednesday emboldened by his re-election but facing the daunting task of breaking down partisan gridlock in a bitterly divided Congress. Obama told Americans "the best is yet to come" after defying dark economic omens to handily defeat Mitt Romney, but his in-tray is already overflowing with unfulfilled first term wishes thwarted by blanket Republican opposition. (credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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