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THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE: BARACK OBAMA: DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE

It's been a long journey since Barack Obama announced he was running for president in February 2007. But after winning the hard-fought Democratic nomination, Obama became the first black presidential nominee of a major political party.

Critics say Obama, 47, is too inexperienced to be president, and some argue that his style is too cool and professorial. However, the first-term senator's message...

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