US Elections 2012
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PARIS: French President Francois Hollande Wednesday hailed US President Barack Obama's re-election as a "clear choice for an open, united America that is totally engaged on the international scene."
Obama's victory would "once again reinforce our partnership to facilitate the return of economic growth in our countries, to fight unemployment, and to find solutions to crises that threaten us, notably in the Middle East," he said.
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WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama was re-elected late Tuesday, making history when he won a second term in the White House and defeated his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, networks projected.
Here is a tally of partial results from Tuesday's US presidential election, based on projections by television networks. Key battleground state Florida has yet to be called in a tight race, with counting halted until later Wednesday.
RESULTS SO FAR
OBAMA
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California 55
Colorado 9
Connecticut 7
Delaware 3
Hawaii 4
Illinois 20
Iowa 6
Maine ...
MIAMI: Election officials halted the vote count in Florida amid a tight race in the southern state between President Barack Obama and his defeated Republican rival Mitt Romney, US media reported Wednesday.
As in 2000, Florida found itself trailing in the count, although this time Obama had already scooped up 303 electoral votes -- more than enough to be re-elected to a historic second term in the White House.
With some 98% of precincts counted, Obama led ...
PRETORIA: South African President Jacob Zuma congratulated US President Barack Obama on his re-election Wednesday, urging the US to continue playing a positive role in Africa.
"We value our relations with the United States and look forward to strengthening bilateral cooperation in the years to come," said Zuma in a statement.
"South Africa is confident that the United States will continue to play a positive role in this regard".
The United States is South Africa's third largest trading ...
BEIJING: Chinese leader Hu Jintao has congratulated US President Barack Obama on his re-election, noting "positive progress" in Sino-US relations the past four years, China's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
"President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao sent messages of congratulations to President Obama on his being re-elected president of the United States," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters.
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