CHICAGO (AP) — With delirious cheers from more than 100,000 people jammed into the city's Grant Park, Barack Obama's hometown embraced his landmark victory as a dream finally come true. "It's fantastic," said Hulon Johnson, 71, a retired Chicago public school principal celebrating the election of the first black president.

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