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Updated 10:57 AM ET, Wed November 7, 2012

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Indonesian student Anisa Widya Lestari, 20, holds a U.S. flag while watching election returns at a poll monitoring center set up by the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta on Wednesday, November 7. President Barack Obama spent some of his early childhood in the Indonesian capital.
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World watches Obama's victory – Indonesian student Anisa Widya Lestari, 20, holds a U.S. flag while watching election returns at a poll monitoring center set up by the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta on Wednesday, November 7. President Barack Obama spent some of his early childhood in the Indonesian capital.
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Students monitor a live broadcast about the election Wednesday at the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong.
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World watches Obama's victory – Students monitor a live broadcast about the election Wednesday at the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong.
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A Kenyan in Nairobi reads the The Standard newspaper headlining Obama's re-election on Wednesday.
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World watches Obama's victory – A Kenyan in Nairobi reads the The Standard newspaper headlining Obama's re-election on Wednesday.
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A South Korean man carries a cutout picture of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney after an election screening Wednesday in Seoul.
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World watches Obama's victory – A South Korean man carries a cutout picture of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney after an election screening Wednesday in Seoul.
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University students in Delhi, India, celebrate Wednesday after hearing about Obama's re-election during a U.S. Embassy party.
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World watches Obama's victory – University students in Delhi, India, celebrate Wednesday after hearing about Obama's re-election during a U.S. Embassy party.
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Philippine students in Manila decorate their faces with election stickers during a mock vote spearheaded by the U.S. Embassy on Wednesday.
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World watches Obama's victory – Philippine students in Manila decorate their faces with election stickers during a mock vote spearheaded by the U.S. Embassy on Wednesday.
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U.S. citizens check their mobile phones during an elections return party Wednesday in Mumbai, India.
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World watches Obama's victory – U.S. citizens check their mobile phones during an elections return party Wednesday in Mumbai, India.
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U.S. citizens and other guests watch election results on a giant TV screen Wednesday in Mumbai.
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World watches Obama's victory – U.S. citizens and other guests watch election results on a giant TV screen Wednesday in Mumbai.
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Indian artist Sudaran Pattnaik adds final touches to his sand sculpture of Obama at Golden Sea Beach in Puri, India, on Wednesday.
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World watches Obama's victory – Indian artist Sudaran Pattnaik adds final touches to his sand sculpture of Obama at Golden Sea Beach in Puri, India, on Wednesday.
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A student poses with a cutout of Obama on Wednesday at the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong.
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World watches Obama's victory – A student poses with a cutout of Obama on Wednesday at the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong.
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Kenyans prepare villagers for a mock vote for the U.S. presidential elections in Kogelo, where Obama's father was born and raised.
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World watches Obama's victory – Kenyans prepare villagers for a mock vote for the U.S. presidential elections in Kogelo, where Obama's father was born and raised.
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A man displays his ballot during a mock vote in Kogelo, Kenya.
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World watches Obama's victory – A man displays his ballot during a mock vote in Kogelo, Kenya.
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A staffer at Harry's New York Bar in Paris prepares to count mock ballots from a straw vote held Tuesday at the bar for U.S. expats.
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World watches Obama's victory – A staffer at Harry's New York Bar in Paris prepares to count mock ballots from a straw vote held Tuesday at the bar for U.S. expats.
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Sarah Obama, step-grandmother to Obama, smiles during a press conference Wednesday in the hamlet of Kogelo in western Kenya after Obama's victory was announced.
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World watches Obama's victory – Sarah Obama, step-grandmother to Obama, smiles during a press conference Wednesday in the hamlet of Kogelo in western Kenya after Obama's victory was announced.
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South Koreans work on an election board Wednesday in Seoul, South Korea.
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World watches Obama's victory – South Koreans work on an election board Wednesday in Seoul, South Korea.
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Students chat during an Election Day party at the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
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World watches Obama's victory – Students chat during an Election Day party at the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
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A U.S. consulate staff member marks a U.S. map in Republican and Democrat colors as the results of the U.S. presidential election are announced during a election returns party in Mumbai on Wednesday.
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World watches Obama's victory – A U.S. consulate staff member marks a U.S. map in Republican and Democrat colors as the results of the U.S. presidential election are announced during a election returns party in Mumbai on Wednesday.
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A cutout of U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney is carried away by a catering company worker after a U.S. embassy election party at a local hotel in Delhi on Wednesday.
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World watches Obama's victory – A cutout of U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney is carried away by a catering company worker after a U.S. embassy election party at a local hotel in Delhi on Wednesday.
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Students at the State Elementary School Menteng 01, where U.S. President Barack Obama studied from 1970-1971, cheer as they watch the U.S presidential election on television in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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World watches Obama's victory – Students at the State Elementary School Menteng 01, where U.S. President Barack Obama studied from 1970-1971, cheer as they watch the U.S presidential election on television in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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A man jumps for joy as he celebrates President Obama's re-election in the president's ancestral village of Nyangoma Kogelo, Kenya.
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World watches Obama's victory – A man jumps for joy as he celebrates President Obama's re-election in the president's ancestral village of Nyangoma Kogelo, Kenya.
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A Philippine World War II veteran speaks to reporters next to a portrait of the newly-re elected president, Barack Obama of the Democratic party during a mock US election vote, spearheaded by the US embassy at a shopping mall in Manila on November 7, 2012. US President Barack Obama was re-elected, television networks projected -- only the second time in several decades that a Democrat has won a second term in the White House. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
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World watches Obama's victory – A Philippine World War II veteran speaks to reporters next to a portrait of the newly-re elected president, Barack Obama of the Democratic party during a mock US election vote, spearheaded by the US embassy at a shopping mall in Manila on November 7, 2012. US President Barack Obama was re-elected, television networks projected -- only the second time in several decades that a Democrat has won a second term in the White House. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
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High school students hold up U.S. election pins after casting their votes in a mock election at a U.S.-embassy-sponsored election watch at a shopping mall in Manila, Philippines.
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World watches Obama's victory – High school students hold up U.S. election pins after casting their votes in a mock election at a U.S.-embassy-sponsored election watch at a shopping mall in Manila, Philippines.
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Obama supporters cheer during a U.S. election viewing party hosted by Democrats Abroad UK at the Sports Bar & Grill Marylebone in London, England.
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World watches Obama's victory – Obama supporters cheer during a U.S. election viewing party hosted by Democrats Abroad UK at the Sports Bar & Grill Marylebone in London, England.
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Afghan journalist Abdul hai Warshan is interviewed in front of cardboard cutouts of U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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World watches Obama's victory – Afghan journalist Abdul hai Warshan is interviewed in front of cardboard cutouts of U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Obama merchandise is displayed for sale during an election viewing party at a bar in Sydney, Australia.
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World watches Obama's victory – Obama merchandise is displayed for sale during an election viewing party at a bar in Sydney, Australia.
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Obama supporters react as they watch a television screen during an election viewing party at the U.S. Embassy in London, England.
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World watches Obama's victory – Obama supporters react as they watch a television screen during an election viewing party at the U.S. Embassy in London, England.
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