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Democratic Presidential Nominee, Barack Obama and his family on election night in Chicago, IL on Wednesday, November 5, 2008. (David Katz/Obama for America)

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Michael Casey says:

What an exciting night for everyone!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

lat454205 / Lisa says:

She looks adorable. I just can't imagine what is going through her little head right now.

The colors were real nice. I loved the black and red.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Meg R says:

beautiful!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Valentina time to say goodbye (11. August) [deleted] says:

Sooo beautiful!!!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

jwhitetorres says:

she's so cute!! They are going to be the best First Family ever!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

bellablue says:

Beautiful!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

oddivy says:

such a lovely and graceful girl, like her parents.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Yes, the whole familly dressed in Black and dark Red ...this was perfect !!!
Yes she is adorable, and looks very smart ... this is the beginning of an incredible Journey for the 3 ladies of the Obama Familly.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

morvam1 says:

These girls are beauties..It'sgoing to be a pleasure to see them grow up and be role models for young ladies and not Paris or Britney.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

elisape says:

really nice dress. Great capture !
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

factoryseashell says:

She's so beautiful!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

caribunny says:

What a beautiful young lady!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

dazzling_dawn says:

What a sweet girl!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

lapietra says:

Beauty and brains - she's gonna be a powerhouse! :)
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

ohsoretro says:

What a beautiful photo!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

sk8ell says:

Beautiful dress! She's stunning.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

simsmama says:

She will grow up with our children! So fast!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

etorsten says:

I´m thinking about the future of the two girls.
But what a strong moment.

Probably unavoidable that they have to be protected from paparazzis and the yellow press.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

LelahO says:

What a pretty girl!!!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

ShrutiSinha says:

She's so graceful. By the end of her father's term (8 years from now) Malia Obama will be one of the most beautiful women in the world.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

axiomista says:

She's lovely-- and when she speaks, she is comfortable, confident, and elegant, like her father. What an amazing young lady!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

dukof says:

Dog suggestion: You have to get a Fox Terrier (Wired).. It's hypoallergenic, and, it's the coolest dog ever. Amazing energy level, extremely fast and playful. Perfect for active young people. You will love it.. Most of all, it really has personality, character.. and it's own will. :)
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Bloomsday says:

Beautiful and poised, just like her mama!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Schwabing says:

I love this capture!
She's so adorable:a pretty and elegant young lady.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

AlphabettiSpaghetti says:

Beautiful family. I'm so happy!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

diarmuidh says:

Gorgeous family..going to change America for ever!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

JulioSantos says:

best thing that could have happened to America
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Cú Chulainn [deleted] says:

She's thinking "OK now I get my puppy dog"! At his press conference today he was still unsure what dog would be "1st dog" or what breed.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Becca8062 says:

amazing pic!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

5 Second Rule says:

What beautiful poised children the Obama daughters are. And how exciting! Kids in the White House again! For the first time in a long time I have hope.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

jeffinmoscow says:

This is a striking shot. Your daughter seems very focussed in this one. What an exciting time! A night that she will never forget, nor will we.

Thanks to your election victory, I woke up here in Russia on the morning of 5 November with the same excited feeling I used to get on Christmas morning when I was a kid.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

tlk1969 says:

what beautiful girls the First Daughters are. . .
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

excellentlunch says:

His daughters are so gorgeous.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Ms. Aarika says:

Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

CraigShipp.com Photos - Events / People / Places says:

Great photo! Thanks for sharing.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Allwoman1963 says:

You Go Ms. Natassia!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

rosepkid says:

They are absolutely breathtakingly beautiful.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

blondie1235 says:

What a special picture they will make a great family for the white house .
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

SirenaCansone says:

This was one of the happiest nights of my life. I haven't been this excited about a presidency in decades and I think that this time, the excitement is based on an even more authentic assessment of the man I voted for. Obama is inspiring and his family is adorable. You can see what kind of man he is in his demeanor with his wife and his girls. God bless you all, always.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

lukesdaddyo says:

Thank you for sharing this amazing set of photos. What a beautiful thing has happened in this great country. Can't wait to see the Obamas in the White House.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

priscilla_kadima says:

OMG she is such a cutie and so is her little sister. She looks she could be a young model! What a beautiful First family!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Novus ordo seclorum says:

What was achieved on Nov. 4th is truly a victory and in no way should it be seen otherwise within its' right. But not for the same reason it is also the spark which will ignite our constitution doused over the years with the fuel of dwelling liberties by the very people it was designed to protect.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

ortsac66 says:

Malia looks like a future powerhouse - smart, self-assured ... another President in the making?
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

tulipan says:

woooow incredible photograph.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Tamara Irminger says:

Serene like her dad.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Marie_intheblue says:

She has a familiar look in her eyes...I see a promising future ahead of her. Good job Mr. and Mrs. Obama!!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Sparky** says:

Ladies and Gentlemen, the next (future) president of the United States.
This election has opened many new doors for the whole world. What a beautiful/intelligent family.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

isuka63 says:

Soy hondureÑA y estoy feliz porque gano obama
que el seÑOr lo acompaÑE y que le ayude a ser un
buen presidente y diga no a las guerras pues no mas
muertes de inocentes.
Dios primero y despues obama adelante
ivette kattan castellanos honduras c.A.
Tegucigalpas
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Rodolfo Giunta says:

She's so beautiful!!!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Scot Patrijs says:

That girl is so gracious! (Graceful?)

Stefaan, Belgium
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

sidv2004 says:

I love how she looks in this pic!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

dancediva1972 says:

What a beautiful young lady. As a proud and successful black woman I am extremely excited of the positive images our young ladies will get to see on a regular basis. This is what we wish for them...dignity, grace, confidence and self love! Congratulations to the 1st Family!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

StanAAngel says:

Dear President Obama

About six days ago I released a video on youtube.com that I made for what I believe in, and in it by coincidance an image appeared that was remarkebly noted by Colin Powell in his endorsement for you.
The Video is called;

"Show us the way President Obama"

I am honored by your win, your presence in American politics and your extreme courage to change the very fabric of our nation for the better.

The video is here at;

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r7CZARwU2k

Love Stan
A proud American
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

GVILL3RMO MARTINEZ says:

Buena suerte! presidente!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

littlestarpat says:

beautiful little girl
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Roberto69 says:

Isn't she beautiful?
Our BEAUTIFUL first family!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Wifi13 says:

What a stunning shot of Malia!
You must be very proud parents Michelle and Barack!
We are still crying tears of exuberant joy and hope at my house dear Mr President. Now let's get to work as a mighty team to fix this broken country of ours. I'm up for the task at hand!!
Kevin in Sacramento
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

porrinha.loca says:

Anti christ
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

barrylightbourn says:

This Change has been more than inspirational...

It felt visceral. I cried the night of the election and I cry more now each time I see a further sign of how foundational this change is… it’s in all the comments here.

I’m a white sixty year old Canadian/British male, psychotherapist for 37 years. I want to comment from that perspective on where I believe we’re going from here.

Being moderately good at what I ‘do’ as a psychotherapist comes, I believe ;>) at least in part from my awareness of how we are all ‘split’. We are divided into differing sides of self - loving/fearful, awake/asleep, male/female, angry/defeated, forgiving/hateful - you name it. I work at healing that split in myself as well as in others (as they choose to!) We live, in those ways, in ‘duality’: we see ourselves as ‘just a body, mind and feelings here’ but we are also a ‘consciousness that animates this life process’.

In 1971 I saw perhaps one male to 30 women. These days I often have more men than women to book for therapy. That change parallels, I believe, what Barack’s election is saying we can achieve.
I grew up in a relatively privileged environment. Yet having been crippled at times by depression or anxiety, watching Obama I realized something fundamental. There is probably a part of each of the 6 and a half billion of us that has felt we Have To: 'sit at the back of the bus' - be vulnerable and have someone else in charge of our lives. Maybe the change he is facilitating is one we can each participate in. Maybe we can each risk being much more the Authors of our Own Stories… bridging our brokenness. I call it Switching Off Autopilot.

Barry Johnston-Spooner, London, Ontario
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

itindi2004 says:

Yes we can, n by God's grace it all happened.God bless Obama Family , God bless America,God bless the World n yes we can.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

CatalogThis says:

Best wishes to the First Family!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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