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November 4th ushered in historic change, with great cause for celebration for the thousands of you that worked and volunteered on this election. It also prompted the question: we won - so now what do we do? The work doesn't stop. Camp Wellstone returns in 2009 with three post-election opportunities to grow the skills of the next wave of leaders, enhance the talents of long-time activists, and continue to build the f… Continue

By Michael Conlon

CHICAGO (Reuters) - False rumors that Barack Obama was secretly a Muslim or had ties to Islamic extremism angered Muslim-Americans, who overwhelming supported him in Tuesday's presidential election, experts said on Thursday.

Unpublished polling data indicated that the Democratic President-elect got somewhere between 67 percent and 90 percent of the Muslim vote, probably nearer the higher end, Ahmed Younis of Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, said in a telephone briefing.… Continue

After months of balancing their support for the presidential candidate with concerns that their allegiance could do more harm than good, millions of relieved American Muslims cheered the election of the son of a Muslim immigrant whose middle name is Hussein.

Record numbers of U.S. Muslims had cast their votes, boosted by registration drives held by the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation, which targeted swing-state residents. MAS Freedom estimates that about 70,000 Muslims voted in Virgi… Continue

Barack Hussein Obama's victory didn't just belie the so-called Bradley effect for black candidates. Experts say it also defied an "Osama effect"—opposition efforts to sway voters by connecting Obama to radical Islam.

In fact, experts say the scare tactic mobilized record numbers of American Muslim voters and others to forgive Obama's slights of the Muslim community and choose him as the nation's next president.… Continue

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Incredible! What a Defining, Victory, and Wonderful moment made in history that will be talked about for years to come. Election 2008 was particularly an exciting year in American politics, a historic and exciting race to power, people’s voice and influence. Finally the people have spoken and the combination of voters who supported Barak Obama demonstrates that America has come a long way as a nation. It does prove in making of this history, that anything is possible….

What we witnessed last ni… Continue

Barack Hussein Obama II:

A momentous milestone has been reached in the history of America: An African-American is a president-elect to be sworn in to become the 44th president of the USA. In an hour of great need for resolute leadership, America has turned to a black man to take her out of the economic mess of the Bush Administration, which threatens to bring the whole of the world economy down. History has been made: congratulations to Mr Obama and the American people!

The charisma of Mr Obam… Continue

The answer is simple. There is a sense of urgency in the Muslim community because so many issues are affecting them; with the Iraq war and the war on terrorism, they have been victims of anti-Muslim policies of the Bush administration, such as the Patriot Act, secret detentions, and the "secret evidence" laws used against them. Muslims are genuinely optimistic that a sweeping change promised by Obama will restore the civil rights that have been usurped by the Bush administration and end the Isla… Continue