U.S. Democratic President-elect Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (L), along with his wife Michelle, Vice-President elect Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) (R) and his wife Jill Biden, wave during their election night rally in Chicago November 4, 2008. Obama captured the White House on Tuesday after an extraordinary two-year campaign, defeating Republican John McCain to make history as the first black to be elected U.S. president.[Agencies]