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MSNBC has summarized how historic this is -- Keith said it best. "This is man on the moon historic." He's right. Nobody will ever forget where they were when the first African-American U.S. President was elected.

11:18 John McCain is conceding. He's a class act. A person sometimes shows more about himself in defeat then in victory. McCain recognizes that this is a great moment in history and he must acknowledge it gracefully. He's doing it well. I especially like his mentioning the passing of Obama's grandmother. He's taking the blame for the loss and calling for unity. I think he couldn't say it any more plainly or with courage. Call me crazy, but this sounds like the McCain of 2000. Very classy.

11:30 There are over 100,000 waiting for Obama in Chicago's Grant Park. It's going to be a helluva setting for Obama's acceptance speech. Jesse Jackson crying. Congressman John Lewis talking about the Civil Rights movement, telling us about JFK and LBJ and Martin Luther King, Jr. They all paved the way for tonight.

11:32 Florida finally came through with a clean election. They called the state for Obama. Somewhere Al Gore is grinning.

11:45 Obama's coming on at midnight. Eugene, Chris and Rachel and David are all pontificating about what this election means. President Bush called Barack to congratulate him. He called his win "awesome." There are crowds outside the White House cheering the new president.

11:50 MSNBC has a reporter in Kenya, Ron Mott. The Africans are celebrating, too.

12:00 The new First Family. They look great -- like the Huxtables. America loved the Huxtables -- will they love the Obamas, too? The President Elect looks tired. I guess after 21 months of campaigning, he should. But there's also a sense of pride and knowing that the real work is still ahead. I loved that he acknowledged Michelle, the love of his life, and told his daughters that they earned that new puppy he promised them if he won the election. The speech was inspiring. I liked the story of the 106-year-old Atlanta woman. She was a perfect way to frame the story of what happened tonight. Now the stage is filled with the Biden and Obama families. Oprah's in the crowd with Steadman. She was crying tears of joy. Is Kathie Griffin right -- did Oprah pick our president?

12:23 MSNBC let the cameras roll. They're saying now that his speech was a letter of intent. That's a good way to put it. He knows how much work lies ahead and he didn't sugarcoat it. But the bottom line was clear, "Yes we can." They're going to need to build a basketball court at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.