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Leela JACINTO

USA - REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
Chicago: Obama's Whirl-Windy City
Reporting from Chicago, FRANCE 24's Leela Jacinto takes a look at the behind-the-scenes drama in Barack Obama's hometown.
OBAMA - ADMINISTRATION
Chicago at the heart of Obama's work 'in transition'
The 77 days in which US president-elect Barack Obama (pictured) has to cobble together his administration will see a new round of Washington’s favourite blood sport. But this time, the action has moved up north. Leela Jacinto reports from Chicago.
USA - VOTE 2008
Grant Park erupts in massive ‘Obama-rama’ fest
Wearing Barack Obama hats, pins and T-shirts, nearly 120,000 supporters gathered in Chicago’s Grant Park for a celebratory rally at the end of a record-shattering, historic campaign.
ELECTION DAY IN ILLINOIS
Grant Park erupts in massive ‘Obama-rama’ fest
Even before Barack Obama's victory was announced, tens of thousands gathered in Grant Park, Chicago, wearing Barack Obama hats, pins and T-shirts in a massive celebratory gathering.
ELECTION DAY IN ILLINOIS
Home crowd cheers as Obama votes
In Senator Barack Obama’s historic Hyde Park neighborhood in Chicago, as the Democratic candidate cast his vote at a local school, voters crowded around - cameras flashing - to demonstrate pride in their favourite son.
USA - VOTE 2008
Obama’s journey from Hyde to Grant Park
Chicago’s Grant Park is getting set for Barack Obama’s address Nov. 4 night. It’s barely six miles, but a world away from Hyde Park, the neighborhood Obama has lived in since he made the Windy City his home.
USA - VOTE 2008
Obama's not-so sweet home, Chicago
Chicago, where Obama launched his career, is a notoriously difficult city for newcoming politicians to break into. Although he has come to be embraced by the city’s elite, it can cast a shadow on the presidential hopes of its most famous resident.
USA - VOTE 2008
McCain, Obama spar in testy final debate
US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain clashed over their economic platforms, negative campaigning and a host of social issues such as abortion, health and education in their final televised matchup before the Nov. 4 polls.
USA - VOTE 2008
Palin, Biden clash in spirited debate
US vice presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden traded blows on a host of issues, from the economy to foreign policy in their only TV debate. Watch extracts from the debate on the video to the left and reactions below.
AFGHANISTAN
Senior policewoman shot dead in Kandahar
Malalai Kakar, Afghanistan's highest ranking female police officer and a leading advocate of women's rights, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen as she left home for work on Sunday in the southern city of Kandahar.
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