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Obama slams McCain, lists presidential to-do list

Bearing the weight of history, Barack Obama Thursday night vowed to protect America's shores from harm, to renew the country's promise at home by focusing on the middle class and to end the Iraq war -- while leveling a sharp critique of his opponent, John McCain.

It was a moment many in the crowd of 75,000 said they never imagined they'd live to see -- the first black man in American history...

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