Dems Choose Obama; Clinton Joins in Acclamation

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DAVID ESPO

Published: Aug 27, 2008, 06:09 PM ET
Updated:Feb 10, 2022, 01:39 PM ET

DENVER — Senator Obama, standing where no black has ever stood before, swept to the Democratic presidential nomination on today as thousands of national convention delegates cheered his improbable triumph.

Dems Choose Obama; Clinton Joins in Acclamation

Dems Choose Obama; Clinton Joins in Acclamation

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