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Obama makes US political history

Source: ABC News
Published: Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:01 AEST
Expires: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 7:01 AEST

Barack Obama made a surprise appearance at the Democratic convention as his place was cemented in history as the first African-American presidential nominee of a major United States political party.

Tags: us-elections, 2008, united-states

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