Yahoo Front Page Heralds Obama 'First Truly Global U.S. President'

Visitors to the home page for the Yahoo! search engine today are greeted with a photo of President-elect Barack Obama from his election night victory speech from Chicago's Grant Park last night and the caption: "First truly global U.S. president."

Beneath the exultant headline and photo, visitors were teased with a link to an article on how the "world" is reacting: "Barack Obama's historic victory inspires global goodwill and celebration."

Ah, yes, the reign of messianic peace and justice has begun! Other election-related links featured below the front-page main story:

• World's biggest star
• See joyous responses [video link]
• Costliest campaign ever
• Calif. bans gay marriage