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Obama's 2004 Speech: A Star Was Born

By Gabriel Winant,  Newser User

Posted Aug 26, 2008 5:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – Four years after Barack Obama’s keynote speech won him nationwide acclaim, the New Republic looks at how he landed the fateful speaking slot at the party convention. The pick was unprecedented because Obama was largely unknown—he wasn't even in the Senate—and he...   Read full story »

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