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Obama says "anything is possible"─── 10:13 Mon, 19 Jan 2009

US President-elect Barack Obama has told a huge crowd of supporters at a pre-inauguration rally in Washington that "anything is possible in America". As the US fights two wars and tackles an economic crisis Obama said he was "hopeful" the US would overcome its toughest challenges in generations. He was speaking at a welcome concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, ahead of his inauguration tomorrow. Some of the biggest names in music took part, among them Beyonce and U2. Obama said solving the nation's problems would take time, and that the road would be long and the climb steep.