This morning, newspapers all across the globe are responding to this moment, and thanks to the Newseum, you can check out the front pages of 636 morning newspapers all around the world. My hometown of DuBois, PA, offers an evening daily, The Courier Express, so this is what my brother in Lancaster, PA, woke up to this morning:
One song has been stuck in my head since yesterday afternoon when news broke that Senator Obama would capture the Democratic Nomination in Minneapolis. So I offer you the 1991 hit by British Alt Rocker Jesus Jones, Right Here, Right Now.
I hope you will share with us the front page of your home town newspaper celebrating this historic day. If you have trouble adding your front page, please e-mail Travis Valentine.
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San Francisco Chronicle Front Page
Here's the front page from my home town paper, the San Francisco Chronicle:
...and mine, from South Bend, IN.
Two of my other favorite reads
Washington Post
"Bush was for royalty, Obama is one of the people"
His victory is covered in western Mexico in the article below, by a publication Guadalajara, Jalisco, as well as in major newspapers with national circulation in Mexico. An article by AP and El Universal reports that "the Hispanic world celebrates Barack Obama's victory...considering it a symbol of change...a promise of better relationships with the continent."
In my hometown of Mexico City, Susana Mendoza, a 35-year-old hair stylist reportedly beamed as she spoke of the history of discrimination in the United States and how she believes "it is a positive thing that the new President be one of color." Ms. Mendoza added, "[George W.] Bush was for royalty, Obama is of the people."
In Spain, the Socialist Worker Party, Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE), congratulated Obama and expressed confidence that his victory, "is the prelude to a change in the political direction of a country that is our friend and ally."
Even in Caracas, Venezuela, Orlando Santana, a 54-yaer-old business owner stated that he believes Barack Obama, "can promote new politics that break with the errors committed by Bush, like the war in Iraq."
Mr.Santa even recognized, "it will be interesting to see how the relationship between Venezuela and the United States develops if Obama wins in November...of course, that will also depend on president [Hugo] Chavez." His compatriot, a 33-year-old secretary, believes that "if Obama reaches the White House, it is possible for relations between Washington and Latin America to improve."
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