
World leaders rushed to congratulate Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday following his historic victory in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
And across the globe, people in city squares and villages, living rooms and shacks cheered his success, boosting hopes that America's first black commander-in-chief might herald a less aggressive approach to the rest of the world.



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2008-08-05 Oil prices touched three-month lows of $118 a barrel on Tuesday amid signs of rising supplies and slowing demand.






