Obama Cheered in Kenya
The world watched on television Tuesday night as Barack Obama gave his victory speech. The TV audience included his grandmother, Sarah Obama, in the village of Kisumu, Kenya, and her neighbors. Other supporters in Kenya, where Obama's late father was from, toasted with a local Kenyan beer nicknamed "Obama Beer."
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The world watched on television Tuesday night as Barack Obama gave his victory speech. The TV audience included his grandmother, Sarah Obama, in the village of Kisumu, Kenya. Her neighbors packed into her home to watch with her. Other supporters in Kenya, where his late father was from, toasted with a local Kenyan beer called Senator Keg. It's now nicknamed Obama Beer. They're likely to be tossing those back for quite a few months to come.
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