It's Official - Congress Declares Obama the Next President

[Joseph T. Burkeson, CMI]

Congress declares Obama the next president

By JIM ABRAMS – 18 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama is officially the next president of the United States, Congress declared Thursday in fulfilling its centuries-old constitutional duty to certify and tally the electoral college vote from each state.

Republicans joined Democrats in a standing ovation as Vice President Dick Cheney, in his role as president of the Senate, announced from the podium that Obama had achieved a majority of votes and would be the 44th president on Jan. 20.

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