<P> Obama also referred to Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address by saying "...that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished from the Earth" </P> <P> Obama proclaimed, "It's been a long time coming, but...change has come to America," an allusion to the Sam Cooke song "A Change Is Gonna Come". </P> <P> Obama also made a reference to a prospective presidential pet for his daughters . </P> <P> Sasha and Malia...I love you both more than you can imagine . And you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us...to the White House . </P>

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