Obama announced on Thursday that his resignation from the U.S. Senate is official as of Sunday.

"Today, I am ending one journey to begin another," Obama's letter said. "After serving the people of Illinois in the United States Senate -- one of the highest honors and privileges of my life -- I am stepping down as senator to prepare for the responsibilities I will assume as our nation's next president."//0, Pilmen: "... our nation's next president ..." - или я чегото не понял, или хз что это значит.источник - http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/16/obama.letter/index.html