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Kenya Declares Public Holiday Thursday to Celebrate Obama's Win

Staff

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Celebrations broke out spontaneously — worldwide — following the news of Obama's victory. In his father's homeland of Kenya, the president declared Thursday a national holiday. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7710394.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/us_elections_2008/7710003.stm

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