8:05 p.m. ET CNN CALLS MA, NJ, IL, ME, DE, CT, MD, DC FOR BARACK; TN, OK FOR MCCAIN; OBAMA TAKES 77-34 ELECTORAL LEAD

CNN reports that Barack Obama has taken an electoral lead over John McCain, by a count of 77-34, by winning Massachusetts, Illinois, New Jersey, Maine, Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland and the District of Columbia.
THE MAGIC NUMBER IS NOW 193 FOR CLINCHING THE PRESIDENCY.