In Hot Press, Bob Geldof tells us of his hopes for the Obama presidency, and we also hear from US citizens Josh Ritter, Michael Franti, and our own Laura Izibor, who was living Stateside for most of the campaign. And we take a look at what some other top artists think of Barack, including the ones who put their feelings into song. Check out Ani DiFranco's new commemorative track, 'November 4', here:

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