US Senate, House launch YouTube channels

January 14, 2009 A YouTube video of US President-elect Barack Obama's weekly radio address

The US Senate and House of Representatives have launched YouTube channels following a presidential election in which the video-sharing website played an influential role. Both Democratic president-elect Barack Obama and his Republican rival John McCain made heavy use of YouTube during the presidential race, posting official campaign videos on the site and encouraging its use by supporters.

The US Senate and House of Representatives have launched YouTube channels following a presidential election in which the video-sharing website played an influential role.

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