In pics: Obama's night. Four more years

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In a historic moment, Barack Hussein Obama, the man who took over the reins of an economically weaker America four years ago, has been re-elected to the most powerful office in the world, by inching ahead of Republican candidate Mitt Romney in a closely fought contest.

In the past four years as the President of the United States of America, Obama has seen many ups and downs. His 'Yes, we can' speech and the hunting down of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden gave American people a new hope and soon Obama was topping the popularity charts. Weighing him down were the recession and the lack of comprehensive healthcare reform.