From The Washington Times:
Around the world, throngs packed outdoor plazas and pubs to await U.S. elections results Tuesday, many inspired by Sen. Barack Obama's promise of change amid a sense of relief that - no matter who wins - the White House is changing hands.
As millions of voters decided between Mr. Obama or Sen. John McCain, the world was abuzz with the sense of bearing witness to a moment of history that would reverberate well beyond American borders.
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES German media group Bertelsmann in Berlin hosts a U.S. election party Tuesday, with a sign festively bearing the inscription "America votes." Americans abroad gathered to watch the historic election.
"America is electing a new president, but for the Germans, for Europeans, it is electing the next world leader," said Alexander Rahr, director of the German Council on Foreign Relations.
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