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| Obama election win hailed in UK | |
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| David Cameron has hailed US president-elect Barack Obama as the first of a new generation of world leaders. | David Cameron has hailed US president-elect Barack Obama as the first of a new generation of world leaders. |
| The Conservative leader said the American presidential race had been an "exciting and inspirational contest". | The Conservative leader said the American presidential race had been an "exciting and inspirational contest". |
| Mr Cameron said: "In electing Barack Obama, America has made history and proved to the world that it is a nation eager for change." | Mr Cameron said: "In electing Barack Obama, America has made history and proved to the world that it is a nation eager for change." |
| Before the result was announced, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the election had been a "landmark" event. | Before the result was announced, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the election had been a "landmark" event. |
| He is expected to give a response to Mr Obama's victory later. | |
| Higher education minister David Lammy, who knows Mr Obama after meeting him at a Harvard alumni event in 2005, said the election of the first black American president was a "watershed moment in history". | |
| He said: "Martin Luther King's dream was that people would be judged not by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. Today, Dr King's dream has come true." | |
| This is an important moment not just for America but for the world David CameronConservative leader Brown talks of 'landmark' US pollWhat victory means for the UK | |
| Responding to Mr Obama's victory over John McCain, Mr Cameron said: "In these difficult times people everywhere are crying out for change. | Responding to Mr Obama's victory over John McCain, Mr Cameron said: "In these difficult times people everywhere are crying out for change. |
| "Barack Obama is the first of a new generation of leaders who will deliver it - he has my whole-hearted congratulations. | "Barack Obama is the first of a new generation of leaders who will deliver it - he has my whole-hearted congratulations. |
| "This is an important moment not just for America but for the world. Barack Obama's victory will give people a new opportunity to look at the United States and see her for what I believe she is - a beacon of opportunity, freedom and democracy." | "This is an important moment not just for America but for the world. Barack Obama's victory will give people a new opportunity to look at the United States and see her for what I believe she is - a beacon of opportunity, freedom and democracy." |
| Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond sent a message to Mr Obama offering his "heartfelt congratulations" on a "wonderful and historic" election victory. | |
| "It ushers in a new era of hope for the United States and its role in the world. This was a victory for optimism over pessimism, for hope over fear," he told him. | |
| Earlier, Mr Brown said the campaign had led millions of people to take a "renewed interest" in public affairs. | Earlier, Mr Brown said the campaign had led millions of people to take a "renewed interest" in public affairs. |
| "It has seen landmark events - women coming to the fore in American elections as candidates and as a vice-presidential candidate, the first black leader to stand for office of US president with a chance of success, a great statesman in John McCain as well, recognised to be one of the great strategic thinkers of our time," he said. | "It has seen landmark events - women coming to the fore in American elections as candidates and as a vice-presidential candidate, the first black leader to stand for office of US president with a chance of success, a great statesman in John McCain as well, recognised to be one of the great strategic thinkers of our time," he said. |