It is almost a year since Barack Obama was elected as the US president. His election - and the end of George Bush's tenure - was celebrated by many in the United States and around the world.<br /><br />His message of change had struck a chord at home and abroad but the expectations he raised were high.<br /><br />Rob Reynolds goes back to Chicago to the scene of that historic moment 12 months ago as Al Jazeera assesses the reality of the Obama presidency after the euphoria.
