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1 President Barack Obama - 'We may have battled fiercely, but it's only because we love this country deeply and we care so strongly about its future'
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2 President Obama arrives to a rapturous reception in Chicago
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3 President Obama tweeted this picture on his account along with the words 'Four more years'
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4 Ecstatic Obama supporters celebrate in Chicago
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5 Joe Biden and his wife Jill, congratulate President Obama and his wife Michelle
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6 Supporters listen to US President Barack Obama's acceptance speech
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7 Mitt Romney supporters were still positive a few hours into the count
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8 US embassy in Beijing organised an election results event, where people could try out a mock polling station
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9 Rep Todd Akin, who made the headlines with controversial comments on rape, casts his vote in Wildwood, Missouri
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10 The stage at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center ahead of Mitt Romney's concession speech
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11 Brad Walker, 36, a first-time voter, puts his sticker on his nose after casting his ballot in Youngstown, Ohio.
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12 Disappointed Romney supporters wait for their candidate's concession speech in Boston
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13 Delighted Obama supporters celebrate outside the White House in Washington
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14 Mitt Romney tells supporters 'this is a time of great challenges for America and I pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation'
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15 President Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden along with their wives and families take to the stage in Chicago
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16 Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan with their wives Ann and Janna console each other at the Boston Convention Center
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17 Supporters of Mitt Romney - Heidi Bischoff (L) and Paul Cimolini react after hearing that President Barack Obama has been re-elected
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18 President Obama, wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha walk onto the stage in Chicago
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19 A US consulate staff member marks a US map in Republican and Democrat colours at an election party in Mumbai
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20 Vice-President Joe Biden congratulates Barack Obama following his acceptance speech in Chicago
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21 People celebrate in Times Square as it is announced that President Obama has been re-elected
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22 A South Korean woman carries a picture of Mitt Romney after an election watch event in Seoul
