Jean MacKenzieNovember 7, 2012 10:41

Obama 2013: 'The best is yet to come'

The president handily wins re-election, and sets about healing the country’s deep divisions.

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U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his victory speech after being reelected for a second term at McCormick Place November 6, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

HANOVERTON, Ohio — Slightly hoarse but jubilant, newly re-elected President Barack Obama sounded a message of hope and reconciliation in his victory speech, delivered in what was for most Americans the wee hours of Wednesday morning. Obama made a clean sweep of the table — while Florida is still not completely decided, Obama reached the magic number of 270 Electoral College votes needed to win even without Florida’s 29.

Chinese, awaiting new leadership, envy US democracy

Benjamin CarlsonNovember 7, 2012 10:55

HONG KONG — The emotions in China weren’t all that different from the crowds cheering in downtown Chicago. When news of President Barack Obama’s re-election hit mainland China, thousands of Chinese netizens celebrated and offered their congratulations. “My warmest congratulations to Obama for being re-elected. How great is the democracy of the United States, foe of tyrants, the land of liberty. May its universal values enlighten the world,” wrote one user in Anhui province.

Obama wins: View from Kenya

Tristan McConnellNovember 7, 2012 10:29

KOGELO, Kenya — It was a little after 7 a.m. here — sunrise melting into the clouds and the previous night’s empty brandy bottles scattered in the mud — that CNN called the US election for Barack Obama. The crowd gathered around the outdoor television in a guesthouse garden erupted, arms in the air, grinning, hugging and dancing.

Dear Mr President: Advice for a re-elected Obama

Stacey LeascaNovember 7, 2012 10:01

President Obama is headed back to the White House. Here are a few things GlobalPost readers would like to see happen in Washington.

Brooklyn New Yorkers, Sandy survivors, relieved over Obama win

Jennifer MattsonNovember 7, 2012 03:46

BROOKLYN — On election night about 200 enthusiastic Obama supporters gathered at the Galapagos Art Space to watch election results come in, but reminders of Hurricane Sandy were not far away. The space, just a block from the East River, suffered $200,000 worth of damage from a massive 14-foot surge that dumped five feet of water on the venue during last week's storm.

Romney stays out of spotlight as Obama returns to White House

Mariya KarimjeeNovember 7, 2012 00:58

President Barack Obama has been re-elected for a second term, various news sources projected today.

David TrifunovNovember 6, 2012 20:08

President Obama, Scottie Pippen win election day basketball game

POTUS maintains an election day tradition with staff, friends at Chicago gym.

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US President Barack Obama calls a volunteer from a campaign office in Chicago, Illinois, on election day, November 6, 2012. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama has skipped just one election day hoops game, the 2008 New Hampshire primary, which he lost to Hillary Clinton.

New Jersey extends deadline for email ballots to Friday

Samantha StainburnNovember 6, 2012 20:07

Hudson County Deputy County Clerk Janet Larwa told the AP that by 3 p.m. today, her county had received 4,000 requests for email ballots. "It's a different kind of nuts," she said.

In Texas, Iowa, Michigan, international observers keep their distance

Lizzy TomeiNovember 6, 2012 18:38

The irony is pretty thick, coming from citizens of a country that routinely sends democracy trainers and monitors to virtually every corner of the globe.

Pennsylvania’s voter ID law causes confusion

Samantha StainburnNovember 6, 2012 18:26

A notice on a table inside the polling place at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, Pa., headed “ELECTION NEWS, Important Information for You!” proclaimed: “New state laws require all voters who appear in a precinct to provide election officials with proof of identification.”