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Published December 13, 2009, 12:00 AM

DECADE'S END: U.S. politics


NOV. 24, 2000: Broward County canvassing board member Judge Robert Rosenberg uses a magnifying glass to examine a disputed ballot at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. This first decade of the 21st century has taken us from hanging chad to fist bumps and beyond. From peace and prosperity to war and economic turmoil. In two improbable elections that serve as bookends to the decade, Americans elected, barely, a pedigreed president following in his father's footsteps and then, surprisingly easily, a trailblazer who symbolically closed the nation's long festering wounds over race relations. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)




  • NOV. 24, 2000: Broward County canvassing board member Judge Robert Rosenberg uses a magnifying glass to examine a disputed ballot at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. This first decade of the 21st century has taken us from hanging chad to fist bumps and beyond. From peace and prosperity to war and economic turmoil. In two improbable elections that serve as bookends to the decade, Americans elected, barely, a pedigreed president following in his father's footsteps and then, surprisingly easily, a trailblazer who symbolically closed the nation's long festering wounds over race relations. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)<br /><br /><br /><br />
  • JAN. 20, 2001: George W. Bush takes the oath of office from Chief Justice William Rehnquist to become the 43rd president, in Washington. This first decade of the 21st century has taken us from hanging chad to fist bumps and beyond. From peace and prosperity to war and economic turmoil. In two improbable elections that serve as bookends to the decade, Americans elected, barely, a pedigreed president following in his father's footsteps and then, surprisingly easily, a trailblazer who symbolically closed the nation's long festering wounds over race relations. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)<br /><br /><br /><br />
  • FEB. 18, 2008: People hold signs as then Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio. This first decade of the 21st century has taken us from hanging chad to fist bumps and beyond. From peace and prosperity to war and economic turmoil. In two improbable elections that serve as bookends to the decade, Americans elected, barely, a pedigreed president following in his father's footsteps and then, surprisingly easily, a trailblazer who symbolically closed the nation's long festering wounds over race relations. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)<br /><br /><br /><br />
  • NOV. 4, 2008: President Barack Obama's family walks off stage as he addresses supporters during his election night party at Grant Park in Chicago. This first decade of the 21st century has taken us from hanging chad to fist bumps and beyond. From peace and prosperity to war and economic turmoil. In two improbable elections that serve as bookends to the decade, Americans elected, barely, a pedigreed president following in his father's footsteps and then, surprisingly easily, a trailblazer who symbolically closed the nation's long festering wounds over race relations. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)<br /><br /><br /><br />
  • NOV. 4, 2008: President Barack Obama looks out into the crowd after his acceptance speech at Grant Park in Chicago. This first decade of the 21st century has taken us from hanging chad to fist bumps and beyond. From peace and prosperity to war and economic turmoil. In two improbable elections that serve as bookends to the decade, Americans elected, barely, a pedigreed president following in his father's footsteps and then, surprisingly easily, a trailblazer who symbolically closed the nation's long festering wounds over race relations. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)<br /><br /><br /><br />